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BAM Nuttall and Strathclyde Uni study how bacteria can solidify soil to replace concrete

highways.today   12 October 2017   UK   Glasgow  

Professor Rebecca Lunn MBE of the University of Strathclyde has extended her well-established partnership with BAM Nuttall by taking up the five-year post of BAM Nuttall / RAEng Research Chair in Biomineral Technologies for Ground Engineering.

Professor Lunn will examine and scale up microbially induced calcite precipitation (MICP), researching how to use bacteria to solidify soil to reduce the use of cement in construction, thus unlocking low-carbon alternatives for the industry.

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