Enhancement of biomass and calcium carbonate biomineralization of Chlorella vulgaris through Plackett–Burman screening and Box–Behnken optimization approach

• Main Authors: Chin, Zheng Wei, Arumugam, Kavithraashree, Ashari, Siti Efliza, Faizal Wong, Fadzlie Wong, Tan, Joo Shun, Ariff, Arbakariya, Mohamed, Mohd Shamzi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88806/1/PLAC.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88806/; https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/25/15/3416

The biosynthesis of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) minerals through a metabolic process known as microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP) between diverse microorganisms, and organic/inorganic compounds within their immediate microenvironment, gives rise to a cementitious biomaterial tha...