Living Materials Laboratory:
Project
Project:
Creating Cement from Sunlight: Exploiting Biosynthetic Pathways in Photosynthetic Microalgae to Produce Cementitious Materials
Current Challenge
Research Goal
The primary objective of this project is to catalyze a new, vibrant cross-campus collaboration to generate proof-of-concept data that substantiates the feasibility of using photosynthetic, unicellular microalgae (i.e., diatoms, coccolithophores) to create cement-like particles.
Sponsor
University of Colorado Boulder, Research and Innovation Office
Innovative Seed Grant Program