Project

Autonomous self-healing in concrete induced by multiple bacterial metabolic pathways

Code
01SC4918
Duration
01 July 2018 → 30 September 2021
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Engineering and technology
    • Environmental microorganism biotechnology
Keywords
Bacteria metabolic pathway calcite production self-healing concrete
 
Project description

In bacteria based self-healing concrete, it has been found that homogeneous calcite precipitation induced by bacteria cannot be achieved inside the deeper crack zones due to the lack of oxygen. In this study, multiple bacterial metabolic pathways will be applied to optimize the production of calcite in order to achieve more effective concrete self-healing.