Bio-based surface treatments for concrete durability: exploring the corrosion-inhibiting properties of <i>Costus afer</i> and <i>Chrysophyllum albidum</i> leaf extracts on fungal growth
Concrete structures are vulnerable to deterioration caused by microbial colonization and the corrosion of embedded steel reinforcements.
Authors
- Sikandar Khan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8503-3340)
- Ini‐Ibehe Nabuk Etim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1600-4968)
- E.E. Oguzie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5449-434X)
- Emeka E. Oguzie
- Joan Ijeoma Arimanwa
- Kingsley O.E. Ukaegbu
- Uzoma Charles Chukwuma
- Kemka Ugochi Nneka
Institutions
- Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University (PK)
- Federal University of Technology Owerri (NG)
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Institute of Oceanology (CN)
- Rivers State University (NG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Materials Advances
- Published
- 2025-11-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1039/d5ma00687b
- Primary Topic
- Microbial Applications in Construction Materials
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Agence Française de Développement