Use of bacterial cell walls to improve the mechanical performance of concrete

Cement and Concrete Composites

Volumn 39, Issue , 2013, Pages 122-130

  Pei, Ruoting ^a   Liu, Jun ^a   Wang, Shuangshuang ^a   Yang, Mijia ^b  

^a University of Texas at San Antonio   (United States)

^b North Dakota State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Bacterial cell wall; Carbonation; Concrete

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONATION; CELL MEMBRANES; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONCRETES; CYTOLOGY; POROSITY;

ACCELERATED CARBONATION; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL CELLS; CARBONATE PRECIPITATION; DEAD CELLS; DISSOLVED CO; IN-VITRO; MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE;

CELLS;

EID: 84883642539     PISSN: 09589465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2013.03.024     Document Type: Article

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