This article is about artificial rock created by electrolysis in seawater. For waste water treatment equipment, see Wastewater treatment.
Biorock forming on rebar in seawater in the presence of a small electric current to form an electrified reef
Biorock (also seacrete[1]) is a cement-like engineering material formed when a small electric current is passed between underwater metal electrodes placed in seawater causing dissolved minerals to accrete onto the cathode to form a thick layer of limestone. This 'accretion process' can be used to create building materials or to create artificial 'electrified reefs' for the benefit of corals and other sea-life. Discovered by Wolf Hilbertz in 1976, biorock was protected by patents and a trademark which have now expired.
^"Thermal, moisture and mechanical properties of Seacrete: A sustainable sea-grown building material". Researchgate. October 2020.
Biorock (also seacrete) is a cement-like engineering material formed when a small electric current is passed between underwater metal electrodes placed...
electric reef (also electrified reef) is an artificial reef made from biorock, being limestone that forms rapidly in seawater on a metal structure from...
Eco Trust, imported the Biorock technology in Gili islands to launch a Coral Reefs Restoration Program. Since then 63 Biorock structures have been installed...
calcium sulfate CaSO4·2H2O. Calcium carbonate is a main source for growing biorock. Precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC), pre-dispersed in slurry form, is...
industrially to neutralize acidic wastewaters. It is also a component of the Biorock method of building artificial reefs. The main advantage of Mg(OH) 2 over...
been sent on the International Space Station in 2019 and 2020 for the BioRock and BioAsteroid experiments, respectively. LPSN lpsn.dsmz.de Straininfo...
contributions to science include the discovery of artificial mineral accretetion / biorock and its use to create electrified reefs. Wolf Hilbertz was born in Gütersloh...
milliput. Needle and thread can also attach A-hermatype coral to substrate. Biorock is a substrate produced by a patented process that runs low voltage electrical...
Lightcraft Mass launcher Ocean thermal energy conversion Project Valkyrie Biorock Space geostrategy Terraforming of Mars Prof. Wolf Hartmut Hilbertz Human...
Hilbertz (1938-2007) and Dr. Thomas J. Goreau. Hilbertz created seacrete or biorock by utilizing electricity to accrete the minerals in sea water onto a metal...
UN registered NGO, launches regular removal missions. Artificial reef Biorock Marine debris Multi-purpose reef National Research Council (1988). Fisheries...
Biomimetic Office, The Mountain Data Centre, The Sahara Forest Project and The BioRock Pavilion - along with a collection of biological specimens that are used...
located around airports to speed the shipping process. Artificial reef Biorock Coral reef protection The Reef Ball Foundation Wave of Change Horoszowski-Fridman...
GeoEngineering Centre Influence of landfill leachate suspended solids on clog (biorock) formation (PDF) at The GeoEngineering Centre Field observations of clogging...
American Art Museum, Washington D.C. 2012 "Biorock", Karang Lestari Biorock Center, Pemuteran Indonesia, 2012 "Biorock", Gili Islands Eco Trust, Lombak Indonesia...
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