Exploring the Potential of Polypropylene Fibers and Bacterial Co-Culture in Repairing and Strengthening Geopolymer-Based Construction Materials
Autor(en): |
Albert A. Griño
Hannah Shane P. Soriano Michael Angelo B. Promentilla Jason Maximino C. Ongpeng |
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Medium: | Fachartikel |
Sprache(n): | Englisch |
Veröffentlicht in: | Buildings, 10 Oktober 2023, n. 10, v. 13 |
Seite(n): | 2668 |
DOI: | 10.3390/buildings13102668 |
Abstrakt: |
This study explored self-healing in geopolymer mortar cured at ambient temperature using polypropylene fibers and bacterial co-cultures of Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus megaterium. Damage degree, compressive strength, ultrasonic pulse velocity (UPV), strength-regain percentage, and self-healing percentage were evaluated. A full factorial design was used, which resulted in an eight-run complete factorial design with four levels in the first factor (polypropylene content: 0%, 0.25%, 0.5%, and 0.75%) and two levels in the second factor (bacteria concentration: 0 (without) and 1 (with)). The results indicate that increasing the polypropylene fiber content enhanced strength regains up to 199.97% with 0.75% fibers and bacteria. The bacteria alone improved strength-regain percentages by 11.22% through mineral precipitation. The analysis of variance (ANOVA) showed no interaction between fibers and bacteria, but both independently improved the compressive strength. Only bacterial samples exhibited positive self-healing, ranging from 16.77 to 147.18%. The analysis using a scanning electron microscope with energy dispersive X-ray (SEM-EDX) and X-ray fluorescence (XRF) also revealed greater calcite crystal formation in bacterial samples, increasing the strength-regain and self-healing percentages. The results demonstrate that polypropylene fibers and bacteria cultures could substantially enhance the strength, durability, and self-healing percentage of geopolymer mortars. The findings present the potential of a bio-based self-healing approach for sustainable construction and repair materials. |
Copyright: | © 2023 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. |
Lizenz: | Dieses Werk wurde unter der Creative-Commons-Lizenz Namensnennung 4.0 International (CC-BY 4.0) veröffentlicht und darf unter den Lizenzbedinungen vervielfältigt, verbreitet, öffentlich zugänglich gemacht, sowie abgewandelt und bearbeitet werden. Dabei muss der Urheber bzw. Rechteinhaber genannt und die Lizenzbedingungen eingehalten werden. |
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