Bioprospecting microalgae with the capacity for inducing calcium carbonate biomineral precipitation

• Main Authors: Arumugam, Kavithraashree, Mohamad, Rosfarizan, Ashari, Siti Efliza, Tan, Joo Shun, Mohamed, Mohd Shamzi
• Format: Article
• Published: John Wiley and Sons 2022
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/100548/; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/apj.2767

Calcium carbonate precipitation is a form of sedimentary carbonate which occurs naturally in an ecosystem saturated with calcium ions and prompted by a wide assortment of microorganisms through various biological processes. The phenomenon, also known as “Microbially Induced Calcium Carbonate Precipi...