Application of bacteria as self-healing agent for the development of sustainable concrete

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 230-235

  Jonkers, Henk M ^a   Thijssen, Arjan ^a   Muyzer, Gerard ^b   Copuroglu, Oguzhan ^a   Schlangen, Erik ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Concrete; Mineral formation; Self healing; Sustainable

Indexed keywords

ALKALI RESISTANT; ATMOSPHERIC CO; BACILLUS SPORE; BACTERIAL SPORE; CEMENT PASTE; CEMENT PRODUCTION; CEMENT STONES; CONCRETE STRUCTURES; ENVIRONMENTAL REASONS; GENUS BACILLUS; LIFE SPAN; MINERAL FORMATION; PORE WIDTH; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; SELF-HEALING; SELF-REPAIR; SPORE-FORMING BACTERIA;

CEMENTS; CRACKS; MINERALS; REPAIR; SETTING; SILICATE MINERALS;

BACTERIOLOGY;

BACTERIUM; CARBON DIOXIDE; CEMENT; CONCRETE; EMISSION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MINERAL ALTERATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 74149085972     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2008.12.036     Document Type: Article

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