Título: New area of application and research in bio-processes: Biotechnologies in civil construction

Autor(es): PAIS CHANFRAU JOSÉ MANUEL, A. BARBERÁN, A. CAJAS, E. CHAVÉZ, JULIO PINEDA, LUIS ENRIQUE TRUJILLO TOLEDO, M. CRIOLLO, M.C. EGAS

Fecha de publicación: 22-jan-2020

Resumen: Construction Biotechnology is a new scientific and engineering discipline that has been developing exponentially during the last decade. The main directions of this discipline are: 1- selection of adequate microorganisms, 2- development of microprocessed construction bioprocesses as well as 3- the development of new biotechnologies to produce construction biomaterials. Products resulting of construction biotechnologies are low-cost, sustainable and environmentally friendly microbial biocements for the improvement of the construction terrain. The bioagents used in construction biotechnologies are pure or enrichment cultures of native microorganisms or microorganisms isolated and activated from the soil. Biotechnologically produced construction materials and microbial mediated construction technologies have many advantages compared to conventional construction materials and processes. The current technological landscape offers an objective vision and perspective of how microbes are used in the construction industry as additives for cement and concrete in order that these new technologies be used in different provinces of Ecuador. In that sense, the current situation of cement and concrete production in Ecuador is briefly described in order to have an overview of the applicability of the new methods based on biogenic materials and the environmental advantages of the production of construction biomaterials over conventional production.

Palabras clave: biomaterials, biogenic, biotechnological

DOI: 10.21931/RB/2020.05.01.11

ISSN: 1390-9355

Tipo publicación: Artículo