Use of bacteria to repair cracks in concrete

被引：686
作者：
Van Tittelboom, Kim [1 ]
De Belie, Nele [1 ]
De Muynck, Willem [1 ,2 ]
Verstraete, Willy [2 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Ghent, Magnel Lab Concrete Res, Dept Struct Engn, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium
[2] Univ Ghent, LabMET, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
来源：
CEMENT AND CONCRETE RESEARCH | 2010年 / 40卷 / 01期
关键词：
Concrete; Microcracking; CaCO3; Bacteria; CARBONATE PRECIPITATION; CALCIUM-CARBONATE;
D O I：
10.1016/j.cemconres.2009.08.025
中图分类号：
TU [建筑科学];
学科分类号：
0813 ;
摘要：
As synthetic polymers, currently used for concrete repair, may be harmful to the environment, the use of a biological repair technique is investigated in this study. Ureolytic bacteria such as Bacillus sphaericus are able to precipitate CaCO3 in their micro-environment by conversion of urea into ammonium and carbonate. The bacterial degradation of urea locally increases the pH and promotes the microbial deposition of carbonate as calcium carbonate in a calcium rich environment. These precipitated crystals can thus fill the cracks. The crack healing potential of bacteria and traditional repair techniques are compared in this research by means of water permeability tests, ultrasound transmission measurements and visual examination. Thermogravimetric analysis showed that bacteria were able to precipitate CaCO3 crystals inside the cracks. It was seen that pure bacteria cultures were not able to bridge the cracks. However, when bacteria were protected in silica gel, cracks were filled completely. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码：157 / 166
页数：10
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