Use of natural compounds as a nutrition for bacteria in self-healing mortar

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Microbiologically induced calcite precipitation, or calcium carbonate CaCO3, is used in remediating cracks and fissures in concrete. Since the microbial activity is pollution-free, natural, that process is extremely desired and may solve concrete cracking without sacrificing mechanical properties. The effects of different nutrient on the self-healing process are elucidated. Nutrients provide the required sources of energy for the bacterial growth and metabolic activities. A species of bacteria Bacillus sphaericus was added to the cement mix at a ratio of 0.6% of cement weight with three organic compounds for nutrients (calcium lactate, yeast extract and peptone) at 0.30% of cement weight. Effects on setting time, rate of water absorption, compressive strength and flexural strength were studied. It was found that bacteria nutrition acts as an accelerator for cement pastes for initial setting time mortar, while acts as a retarder of cement pastes for final setting time for all bacterial compared to control mortar. Finally, bacterial mortars with different types of nutrients showed an increase in compressive and flexural strengths with yeast extract showing the most promising enhancements, resulting in 26.5 and 60% increase in compressive and flexural strength respectively.

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Vera V. Galishnikova

Moscow State University of Civil Engineering (National Research University)

Email: galishni@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2493-7255

Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, Director of the International Department

26 Yaroslavskoye Shosse, Moscow, 129337, Russian Federation

Sherif M. Elroba

Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University); Egyptian Russian University (ERU University)

Email: ERU.SHERIF@yahoo.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6002-3827

PhD Student, Department of Civil Engineering, Academy of Engineering

6 Miklukho-Maklaya St, Moscow, 117198, Russian Federation

Nbras Dayoub

Moscow State University of Civil Engineering (National Research University)

Email: nbrasdayoub@hotmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3107-5796

PhD Student, Department of Technology and Organization of Construction Production

26, Yaroslavskoye Shosse, Moscow, 129337, Russian Federation

Ahmad Sakna

Egyptian Russian University (ERU University)

Author for correspondence.
Email: ahmadsakna96@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7712-5942

Teaching Assistant, Faculty of Engineering, Construction Engineering Department

Cairo - Suez Road, Badr City, 11829, Arab Republic of Egypt

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