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Engineering Microbial-Induced Carbonate Precipitation via Meso-Scale Simulations

Lead Research Organisation: CARDIFF UNIVERSITY
Department Name: Sch of Engineering

Abstract

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Description The work provided a unique link between a nano-level simulation of natural (autogenous) healing in the cementitious material and macro-scale healing. This research paved the way for on-going research on modelling micobial healing in these materials.
Exploitation Route A bid has been prepared and will be submitted shortly that includes a mcirobial healing component (from Bath university).
This focuses on manufacturing bimimetic materials for the construction industry.
Some of the research undertaken is also relevant to Cristina de Nardi's ongoing Leverhulme fellowship on self healing in histroic masonry.
Sectors Construction
 
Description See return for the lead grant EP/S013997/1 In Cardiff, the work on this grant and on the modelling of microbial systems undertaken in Programme Grant RM4L were undertaken together, many of the impacts highlighted for RM4L are also relevant to this grant.
First Year Of Impact 2021