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Healing Agent in Cement-Based Materials and Structures, and Process for Its Preparation

a cement-based material and cement-based technology, applied in the direction of sustainable waste treatment, inorganic carrier, paints with biocides, etc., can solve the problems of inability to propose or apply the potential storage capacity of porous materials for healing or repair agents, such as chemical compounds or bacteria, and the possibility of reducing the viability of procedures

Inactive Publication Date: 2011-01-20
TECH UNIV DELFT
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Benefits of technology

[0011]The object of the present invention is to provide a healing agent in cement-based materials and structures, wherein the above-mentioned disadvantages are eliminated.

Problems solved by technology

So far, however, the potential storage capacity of these porous materials for healing or repair agents, such as chemical compounds or bacteria, have not been proposed or applied yet.
Major disadvantage of direct addition of bacteria or their spores to cement paste is that this procedure may strongly decrease their viability [Jonkers & Schlangen 2007b].

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example 1

[0034]Application of expanded clay particles loaded with Bacillus pseudofirmus spores and calcium lactate solution to decrease permeability of cracked concrete.

[0035]The produced spores of a Bacillus pseudofirmus DSM 8715 culture in its late exponential growth phase are harvested by centrifugation (20 minutes at 10000 g). The obtained pellet, containing cells and spores, is washed once by re-suspension of the pellet in tap water followed by an additional centrifugation step. The washed pellet is subsequently re-suspended in an aliquot of tap water to obtain a suspension with a density of 3·1010 spores ml−1. A batch of crushed expanded clay particles (e.g. Liapor®, Liapor GmbH & Co. KG Hallendorf, Germany) with an average particle size of 0.05 mm is dried overnight at a temperature of about 140° C. followed by cooling to room temperature. An amount of this batch is subsequently brought under partial vacuum, after which 1 ml of a 3·1010 spores ml−1 spore suspension is added per 16.5 g...

example 2

[0038]Application of expanded clay particles loaded with Sporosarcina pasteurii spores as healing agent in concrete.

[0039]In this example expanded clay particle-immobilized spores of ureolytic bacteria such as Sporosarcina pasteurii DSM 33 act as healing catalyst in cracked concrete, while the calcite precursor compound mixture (a mixture of urea, calcium acetate and peptone) is applied externally. The produced spores of a Sporosarcina pasteurii DSM 33 culture are immobilized in expanded crushed clay (e.g., Liapor®) particles using the procedure as described under example 1. The 0.05 mm sized S. pasteurii spore-containing particles (1.8·109 spores / gram particles) are added to the concrete mixture in a proportion of 5.4 kg per 1 m3 concrete mixture. Surface cracks in set and aged concrete can subsequently be healed by immersion or spraying the concrete surface with the urea, calcium acetate, peptone mixture (10, 27 and 0.5 g / L water respectively). The organics acetate and peptone of ...

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Abstract

A healing agent in cement-based materials and structures, wherein said healing agent comprises organic compounds and / or bacteria-loaded porous particles, which porous particles comprise expanded clay- or sintered fly-ash. Furthermore, said porous particles are intact spheres, broken or crushed particles derived from said intact spheres, having a specific density between 0.4 and 2 g cm−3. Finally, the present invention relates to a process for the preparation of the healing agent.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a continuation application of International Patent Application Serial No. PCT / NL2009 / 050025 entitled “Heating Agent in Cement-Based Materials and Structures, and Process for its Preparation”, to Technische Universiteit Delft, filed on Jan. 22, 2009, which is a continuation of European Patent Application Serial No. 08100833.6, entitled “Healing Agent in Cement-Based Materials and Structures, and Process for its Preparation”, to Technische Universiteit Delft, filed on Jan. 23, 2008, and the specification and claims thereof are incorporated herein by reference.STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT[0002]Not Applicable.INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF MATERIAL SUBMITTED ON A COMPACT DISC[0003]Not Applicable.COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL[0004]Not Applicable.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0005]1. Field of the Invention[0006]The present invention relates to a healing agent in cement-based materials and structures, a...

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IPC IPC(8): C09D5/14
CPCC04B20/1022C04B28/10C04B2103/0001C04B2111/72C12N11/14C04B14/12C04B18/08C04B20/002Y02W30/91
Inventor JONKERS, HENDRIK MARIUS
Owner TECH UNIV DELFT