Abstract
There is urgent need to develop sustainable concrete for environmental reasons. Recent advances in biotechnology and biomimicry showed the potential of emulating nature’s way of building to create cementing materials the way nature does with microbes. Biomineralization is one of such processes under which Microbially Induced Carbonate Precipitation (MICP) is attracting increasing attention as a sustainable technology in the construction. This technology is being used to enhance the durability of the cementitious materials. However, there are various challenges associated with MICP, especially to use it in the field applications, making this technology still not acceptable at wide scale. Acceptability of microbes in the construction and associated cost of the technology are prime factors to outshine MICP technology despite of remarkable success in sustainable construction. This paper discusses all such challenges coming in the way to apply MICP in sustainable construction.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Mechanics of Structures and Materials |
| Subtitle of host publication | Advancements and Challenges - Proceedings of the 24th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials, ACMSM24 2016 |
| Editors | Hong Hao, Chunwei Zhang |
| Publisher | CRC Press/Balkem |
| Pages | 1875-1880 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781138029934 |
| State | Published - 2017 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 24th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials, ACMSM 2016 - Perth, Australia Duration: 6 Dec 2016 → 9 Dec 2016 |
Conference
| Conference | 24th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials, ACMSM 2016 |
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| Country/Territory | Australia |
| City | Perth |
| Period | 6/12/16 → 9/12/16 |