Journal of Bioprocessing & Biotechniques

Bio and Emerging Technology Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Publications

• Research   
  The Role of Microorganisms in Bio-cement Production: An Extended Review
  Author(s): Yoseph Sisay Tegegn* and Addis Simachew Ashenef
  
  Bio-cement is an innovative material with the potential for replacement of conventional cement through microorganisms-influenced process. The major method uses bacterial, fungal, or algal activity to produce Microbial-Induced Calcium carbonate Precipitation (MICP). This review aims to understand the microbial aspect of bio-cement production explaining the process through MICP that is enhanced by ureolytic bacteria with a focus on S. pasteurii through the provide urease. Bio-cement has many environmental advantages such as lower CO2 emission in comparison with common cement and opportunities to utilization of waste products. In construction, it is used in self-healing concrete, crack repair, and soil stabilization among others to demonstrate its flexibility in the construction industry due to its available solutions to many structural and geotechnical pr.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2155-9821.2024.14.644

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