Table 1 Different metabolic pathways of calcium carbonate precipitation
From: Microbial repairing of concrete & its role in CO2 sequestration: a critical review
Autotrophic bacteria | Heterotrophic bacteria | |
|---|---|---|
Non-methylotrophic methanogenesis Anoxygenic photosynthesis Oxygenic photosynthesis | Nitrogen cycle | ammonification of amino acids degradation of urea and uric acid dissimilatory reduction of nitrates |
Sulphur cycle | dissimilatory reduction of sulphates | |
Utilization of organic carbon | ||