Microbially Induced Calcium Carbonate Precipitation by Sporosarcina pasteurii: a Case Study in Optimizing Biological CaCO₃ Precipitation.

ABSTRACT: Current production of traditional concrete requires enormous energy investment that accounts for approximately 5 to 8% of the world's annual CO₂ production. Biocement is a building material that is already in industrial use and has the potential to rival traditional concrete as a more convenient and more environmentally friendly alternative. Biocement relies on biological structures (enzymes, cells, and/or cellular superstructures) to mineralize and bind particles in aggregate materials (e.g., sand and soil particles). Sporosarcina pasteurii is a workhorse organism for biocementation, but most research to date has focused on S. pasteurii as a building material rather than a biological system. In this review, we synthesize available materials science, microbiology, biochem

SUBMITTER: Carter MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10467343 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature