TY - JOUR
T1 - Sustainable cements in construction: magnesium phosphate cements to stimulate colonization by photosynthetic organisms of building materials
AU - Manso, Sandra
AU - Calvo, Maria Angeles
AU - Aguado, Antonio
AU - De Belie, Nele
PY - 2017/3/4
Y1 - 2017/3/4
N2 - © 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. One topic related to the increment in the sustainability is the incorporation of photosynthetic organisms on the structures envelope. In this sense, the development of cementitious materials with enhanced bioreceptivity to stimulate natural colonization may provide a new solution. Accordingly, modifications on the bioreceptivity imply both chemical and physical properties, where the chemical properties may be easily adjusted by the use of magnesium phosphate cements (MPC) with lower pH than the Ordinary Portland Cement. This work aims to characterize specimens made of magnesium phosphate cement with different levels of bioreceptivity, which were obtained by means of different dosages in terms of aggregate size, water to cement ratios and amount of cement paste. Moreover, it also aims to evaluate the suitability of the materials to be colonized by living organisms under both laboratory and environmental conditions.
AB - © 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. One topic related to the increment in the sustainability is the incorporation of photosynthetic organisms on the structures envelope. In this sense, the development of cementitious materials with enhanced bioreceptivity to stimulate natural colonization may provide a new solution. Accordingly, modifications on the bioreceptivity imply both chemical and physical properties, where the chemical properties may be easily adjusted by the use of magnesium phosphate cements (MPC) with lower pH than the Ordinary Portland Cement. This work aims to characterize specimens made of magnesium phosphate cement with different levels of bioreceptivity, which were obtained by means of different dosages in terms of aggregate size, water to cement ratios and amount of cement paste. Moreover, it also aims to evaluate the suitability of the materials to be colonized by living organisms under both laboratory and environmental conditions.
KW - accelerated algal fouling test
KW - bioreceptivity
KW - building materials
KW - field-scale experiments
KW - magnesium phosphate cement
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1080/21650373.2016.1201018
DO - https://doi.org/10.1080/21650373.2016.1201018
M3 - Article
VL - 6
SP - 139
EP - 148
JO - Journal of Sustainable Cement-Based Materials
JF - Journal of Sustainable Cement-Based Materials
SN - 2165-0373
ER -