![Photobioreaktor des Fraunhofer FEP im Labormaßstab zur Kultivierung von Cyanobakterien unter definierten Licht-, Temperatur- und Gasbedingungen. © Fraunhofer FEP / Photo bioreactor from Fraunhofer FEP at lab scale to culture cyanobacteria under defined light, temperature, and gas conditions. © Fraunhofer FEP Photobioreaktor des Fraunhofer FEP im Labormaßstab zur Kultivierung von Cyanobakterien unter definierten Licht-, Temperatur- und Gasbedingungen. © Fraunhofer FEP / Photo bioreactor from Fraunhofer FEP at lab scale to culture cyanobacteria under defined light, temperature, and gas conditions. © Fraunhofer FEP](/uploads/images/_scale/iktsfepbiobetonundbiogenebaumaterialienbild1_169_626x352.jpg)
![Lebendes Baumaterial. Grün entsteht durch das Chlorophyll der lebenden Bakterien. © Fraunhofer IKTS / Living construction material (green = chlorophyll in living bacteria). © Fraunhofer IKTS Lebendes Baumaterial. Grün entsteht durch das Chlorophyll der lebenden Bakterien. © Fraunhofer IKTS / Living construction material (green = chlorophyll in living bacteria). © Fraunhofer IKTS](/uploads/images/_scale/iktsfepbiobetonundbiogenebaumaterialienbild2_169_626x352.jpg)
![Mineralisierter fester »Porenstein« © Fraunhofer IKTS / Mineralized solid “pore stone”. © Fraunhofer IKTS Mineralisierter fester »Porenstein« © Fraunhofer IKTS / Mineralized solid “pore stone”. © Fraunhofer IKTS](/uploads/images/_scale/iktsfepbiobetonundbiogenebaumaterialienbild3_169_626x352.jpg)
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Transitioning to climate-friendly construction
Bio-concrete and biogenic construction materials with cyanobacteria
Fraunhofer researchers have developed a method of creating biogenic construction materials based on cyanobacteria. The bacteria multiply in a nutrient solution, driven by photosynthesis. When aggregates and fillers such as sand, basalt, or renewable raw materials are added, rock-like solid structure…