Description: Construction Biotechnology Please note: this item is printed on demand and will take extra time before it can be dispatched to you (up to 20 working days). Biogeochemistry, Microbiology and Biotechnology of Construction Materials and Processes Author(s): Volodymyr Ivanov, Viktor Stabnikov Format: Hardback Publisher: Springer Verlag, Singapore, Singapore Imprint: Springer Verlag, Singapore ISBN-13: 9789811014444, 978-9811014444 Synopsis This book presents the first comprehensive text on construction biomaterials and bioprocesses. It details aspects of construction biotechnology, a new interdisciplinary area involving applications of environmental and industrial microbiology and biotechnology in geotechnical and civil engineering. It also critically reviews all existing and potential construction biotechnology processes. It discusses a number of topics including the biotechnological production of new construction materials such as self-healing concrete, construction biocomposites, construction bioplastics, and biotechnological admixtures to cement. It also addresses construction-related processes like biocementation, bioclogging, soil surface fixation and biosealing, microbial cements and grouts, the biocoating of construction material surfaces, the microbiology and biosafety of the construction environment, the prevention of biocorrosion as well as biodeterioration and biofouling in civil engineering. Biomediated precipitation of calcium, magnesium, and iron compounds as carbonates, phosphates, sulphides, and silicate minerals in soil for its clogging and strengthening are considered from geotechnical, chemical, and microbiological points of view. It offers an overview of the basic microbiology that will enable civil engineers to perform the construction biogeochemical processes. Design principles and considerations for different field implementations are discussed from a practical point of view. The book can be used as a textbook for graduate and senior undergraduate students in biotechnology, civil engineering and environmental engineering as well as a reference book for researchers and practitioners working in this new interdisciplinary area.
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Book Title: Construction Biotechnology
Subject Area: Bioengineering, Building Services Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering
Item Height: 235 mm
Item Width: 155 mm
Series: Green Energy and Technology
Author: Viktor Stabnikov, Volodymyr Ivanov
Publication Name: Construction Biotechnology: Biogeochemistry, Microbiology and Biotechnology of Construction Materials and Processes
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Springer Verlag, Singapore
Subject: Engineering & Technology
Publication Year: 2016
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 6328 g
Number of Pages: 317 Pages
