Open AccessAttachment on mortar surfaces by cyanobacterium Gloeocapsa PCC 73106 and sequestration of CO 2 by microbially induced calcium carbonate
Author(s) -
Zhu Tingting,
Merroun Mohamed L.,
Arhonditsis George,
Dittrich Maria
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
microbiologyopen
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.881
H-Index - 36
ISSN - 2045-8827
DOI - 10.1002/mbo3.1243
Subject(s) - mortar , carbonate , precipitation , calcium carbonate , cyanobacteria , raman spectroscopy , materials science , chemical engineering , scanning electron microscope , durability , extracellular polymeric substance , metallurgy , composite material , geology , bacteria , biofilm , paleontology , engineering , physics , meteorology , optics
Cyanobacterial carbonate precipitation induced by cells and extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) enhances mortar durability. The percentage of cell/EPS attachment regulates the effectiveness of the mortar restoration. This study investigates the cell coverage on mortar and microbially induced carbonate precipitation. Statistical analysis of results from scanning electron and fluorescence microscopy shows that the cell coverage was higher in the presence of UV‐killed cells than living cells. Cells are preferably attached to cement paste than sand grains, with a difference of one order of magnitude. The energy‐dispersive X‐ray spectroscopy analyses and Raman mapping suggest cyanobacteria used atmospheric CO 2 to precipitate carbonates.