Viability of bacterial spores and crack healing in bacteria-containing geopolymer

• Main Authors: Jadhav, Umesh U., Lahoti, Mukund, Chen, Zhitao, Qiu, Jishen, Cao, Bin, Yang, En-Hua
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Engineering::Civil engineering; Metakaolin; Geopolymer
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/139512
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Geopolymer is an emerging alternative green binder to Portland cement. Geopolymer is often more brittle and thus it is highly desirable to impart self-healing into geopolymer. Unlike Portland cement concrete, self-healing through hydration of cement, and leaching and carbonation of hydration product...