Enhanced Compressive Strength of the Bentonite-Amended Cement via Bio-Mineralization

Figure 2

Compressive strength analyses of cement formed with bacterial suspensions of different concentrations (a); different concentrations of bacterial suspension in the presence of reaction solution (b); different concentrations of bentonite without bacterial suspension and reaction solution (c); and different concentrations of bentonite with bacterial suspension and reaction solution (d).

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