PMID- 27026942
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
DCOM- 20160330
LR  - 20200930
IS  - 2193-1801 (Print)
IS  - 2193-1801 (Electronic)
IS  - 2193-1801 (Linking)
VI  - 5
DP  - 2016
TI  - Formations of calcium carbonate minerals by bacteria and its multiple 
      applications.
PG  - 250
LID - 10.1186/s40064-016-1869-2 [doi]
LID - 250
AB  - Biomineralization is a naturally occurring process in living organisms. In this 
      review, we discuss microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP) in 
      detail. In the MICP process, urease plays a major role in urea hydrolysis by a 
      wide variety of microorganisms capable of producing high levels of urease. We 
      also elaborate on the different polymorphs and the role of calcium in the 
      formation of calcite crystal structures using various calcium sources. 
      Additionally, the environmental factors affecting the production of urease and 
      carbonate precipitation are discussed. This MICP is a promising, eco-friendly 
      alternative approach to conventional and current remediation technologies to 
      solve environmental problems in multidisciplinary fields. Multiple applications 
      of MICP such as removal of heavy metals and radionuclides, improve the quality of 
      construction materials and sequestration of atmospheric CO2 are discussed. In 
      addition, we discuss other applications such as removal of calcium ions, PCBs and 
      use of filler in rubber and plastics and fluorescent particles in stationary ink 
      and stationary markers. MICP technology has become an efficient aspect of 
      multidisciplinary fields. This report not only highlights the major strengths of 
      MICP, but also discusses the limitations to application of this technology on a 
      commercial scale.
FAU - Anbu, Periasamy
AU  - Anbu P
AD  - Department of Biological Engineering, Inha University, Incheon, 402-751 Republic 
      of Korea.
FAU - Kang, Chang-Ho
AU  - Kang CH
AD  - Department of Biological Engineering, Inha University, Incheon, 402-751 Republic 
      of Korea.
FAU - Shin, Yu-Jin
AU  - Shin YJ
AD  - Department of Biological Engineering, Inha University, Incheon, 402-751 Republic 
      of Korea.
FAU - So, Jae-Seong
AU  - So JS
AD  - Department of Biological Engineering, Inha University, Incheon, 402-751 Republic 
      of Korea.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Review
DEP - 20160301
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - Springerplus
JT  - SpringerPlus
JID - 101597967
PMC - PMC4771655
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Biomineralization
OT  - CO2 sequestration
OT  - Calcite
OT  - MICP
OT  - Urea hydrolysis
OT  - Urease
EDAT- 2016/03/31 06:00
MHDA- 2016/03/31 06:01
PMCR- 2016/03/01
CRDT- 2016/03/31 06:00
PHST- 2015/10/21 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2016/02/16 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2016/03/31 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2016/03/31 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2016/03/31 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2016/03/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 1869 [pii]
AID - 10.1186/s40064-016-1869-2 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Springerplus. 2016 Mar 1;5:250. doi: 10.1186/s40064-016-1869-2. eCollection 2016.