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ArticleAMB Express2021

Agricultural by-products and oyster shell as alternative nutrient sources for microbial sealing of early age cracks in mortar.

Minyoung Hong, Indong Jang, Yongjun Son, Chongku Yi, Woojun Park

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Article in AMB Express, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 authors.

Minyoung HongLaboratory of Molecular Environmental Microbiology, Department of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea.
Indong JangConstruction Management and Material Laboratory, School of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea.
Yongjun SonLaboratory of Molecular Environmental Microbiology, Department of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea.
Chongku YiConstruction Management and Material Laboratory, School of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea.
Woojun ParkLaboratory of Molecular Environmental Microbiology, Department of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea. wpark@korea.ac.kr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3166-1528

Funding

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport of the Korean government 20SCIP-C159067-01
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bio-concrete using bacterially produced calcium carbonate can repair microcracks but is still relatively expensive due to the addition of bacteria, nutrients, and calcium sources. Agricultural by-products and oyster shells were used to produce economical bio-concrete. Sesame meal was the optimal agricultural by-product for low-cost spore production of the alkaliphilic Bacillus miscanthi strain AK13. Transcriptomic dataset was utilized to compare the gene expressions of AK13 strain under neutral and alkaline conditions, which suggested that NaCl and riboflavin could be chosen as growth-promoting factors at alkaline pH. The optimal levels of sesame meal, NaCl, and riboflavin were induced with the central composite design to create an economical medium, in which AK13 strain formed more spores with less price than in commercial sporulation medium. Calcium nitrate obtained from nitric acid treatment of oyster shell powder increased the initial compressive strength of cement mortar. Non-ureolytic calcium carbonate precipitation by AK13 using oyster shell-derived calcium ions was verified by energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction analysis. Stereomicroscope and field emission scanning electron microscopy confirmed that oyster shell-derived calcium ions, along with soybean meal-solution, increased the bacterial survival and calcium carbonate precipitation inside mortar cracks. These data suggest the possibility of commercializing bacterial self-healing concrete with economical substitutes for culture medium, growth nutrient, and calcium sources.

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Acid treatmentBacterial sporeBio-concreteCalcium carbonate precipitationCalcium sourceEconomical medium

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PMID33409575
PMCPMC7788133

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