Engineered applications of ureolytic biomineralization: A review

Biofouling

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 715-733

  Phillips, Adrienne J ^a,b   Gerlach, Robin ^a,b   Lauchnor, Ellen ^a   Mitchell, Andrew C ^c   Cunningham, Alfred B ^a,b   Spangler, Lee ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Montana State University   (United States)

^c ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

biofilm; calcium carbonate; MICP; mineral precipitation; mineralization; urea hydrolysis

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CARBONATE; UREA;

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY; BIOFILM; BIOMINERALIZATION; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; HYDROLYSIS; LITERATURE REVIEW; OPTIMIZATION; POROUS MEDIUM; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SUBSTRATE; UREA;

BIOFILM; BUILDING MATERIAL; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENGINEERING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HYDROLYSIS; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; POROSITY; PRECIPITATION; REVIEW; SURFACE PROPERTY;

BIOFILMS; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CHEMICAL PRECIPITATION; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; HYDROLYSIS; POROSITY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; UREA;

EID: 84880011137     PISSN: 08927014     EISSN: 10292454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2013.796550     Document Type: Review

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