Bio-based surface treatments for concrete durability: exploring the corrosion-inhibiting properties of Costus afer and Chrysophyllum albidum leaf extracts on fungal growth
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Concrete structures are vulnerable to deterioration caused by microbial colonization and the corrosion of embedded steel reinforcements.
Source: Materials Advances
DOI: 10.1039/d5ma00687b
Authors: Uzoma Charles Chukwuma, Joan Ijeoma Arimanwa, Kanayo Lucy Oguzie, Ugochi Nneka Kemka, Ini-Ibehe Nabuk Etim, Sikandar Khan, Kingsley O. Ukaegbu, Emeka Emmanuel Oguzie
Language: English
Subfield: Civil and Structural Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $1,962
OpenAlex ID: W4416394000