PMID- 34716789 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20211116 LR - 20211116 IS - 1432-0614 (Electronic) IS - 0175-7598 (Linking) VI - 105 IP - 23 DP - 2021 Dec TI - Application of Bacillus mucilaginosus in the carbonation of steel slag. PG - 8663-8674 LID - 10.1007/s00253-021-11641-z [doi] AB - The stacking of steel slag has detrimental effects mainly for the waste of resources and the pollution of environment. In this study, a novel method based on microbially induced calcium precipitation (MICP) was proposed by utilizing a type of microorganism named Bacillus mucilaginosus, which could secrete carbonic anhydrase (CA) through the metabolism process, accelerating the hydration of carbon dioxide (CO(2)) and thus facilitating the formation of carbonate ions (CO(3)(2-)). First, comparing the biologically deposited calcium carbonate with the chemically deposited one, it was found that the crystallinity and crystal size of the biological deposition was lower, leading to its cementitious properties. Under the condition of 1 wt. (weight) % dosage, the carbonation degree increased from 66.34 to 86.25% and the compressive strength improved greatly from 7.4 to 11.2 MPa as well. The weight gain rate of biologically carbonated specimens was also twice as much as the directly carbonated ones. This work strongly demonstrated that biological carbonation technology could not only improve the CO(2) sequestration potential of steel slag but also enhance the mechanical properties and durability of steel slag products. KEY POINTS: * Bacillus mucilaginosus could resuscitate and proliferate in the steel slag environment. * B. mucilaginosus secreted carbon anhydrase, which could accelerate the hydration of CO(2) and facilitate the precipitation of calcium carbonate. * Biologically carbonated steel slag had greater mechanical performance than directly carbonated one. CI - (c) 2021. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature. FAU - Jin, Peng AU - Jin P AD - College of Materials Science and Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, People's Republic of China. AD - Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Construction Materials, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, People's Republic of China. FAU - Zhang, Siyi AU - Zhang S AD - College of Materials Science and Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, People's Republic of China. AD - Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Construction Materials, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, People's Republic of China. FAU - Liu, Yu AU - Liu Y AD - College of Materials Science and Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, People's Republic of China. AD - Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Construction Materials, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, People's Republic of China. FAU - Zhang, Wei AU - Zhang W AD - College of Materials Science and Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, People's Republic of China. w69zhang@seu.edu.cn. FAU - Wang, Ruixing AU - Wang R AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-7541-3614 AD - College of Materials Science and Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, People's Republic of China. ruixing@seu.edu.cn. AD - Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Construction Materials, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, People's Republic of China. ruixing@seu.edu.cn. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20211030 PL - Germany TA - Appl Microbiol Biotechnol JT - Applied microbiology and biotechnology JID - 8406612 RN - 0 (Carbonates) RN - 0 (Industrial Waste) RN - 12597-69-2 (Steel) RN - 142M471B3J (Carbon Dioxide) RN - H0G9379FGK (Calcium Carbonate) RN - Paenibacillus mucilaginosus SB - IM MH - Calcium Carbonate MH - Carbon Dioxide MH - Carbonates MH - *Industrial Waste/analysis MH - Paenibacillus MH - *Steel OTO - NOTNLM OT - Bacillus mucilaginosus OT - Carbonation OT - Carbonic anhydrase OT - Steel slag EDAT- 2021/10/31 06:00 MHDA- 2021/11/17 06:00 CRDT- 2021/10/30 12:06 PHST- 2021/07/02 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/10/09 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/10/06 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/10/31 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/11/17 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/10/30 12:06 [entrez] AID - 10.1007/s00253-021-11641-z [pii] AID - 10.1007/s00253-021-11641-z [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2021 Dec;105(23):8663-8674. doi: 10.1007/s00253-021-11641-z. Epub 2021 Oct 30.