BioMason Bacteria-Grown Bricks

Mar-03-16 BioMason grows their bricks using sand and bacteria, resulting in an extremely eco-friendly brick manufacturing process that reduces both water waste and CO2 emissions.

The North Carolina startup was founded in 2012, and has been pursuing growing brick by injecting microorganisms into sand to initiate a process similar to the one by which coral is created. Since this process requires no heat—compared to the days-long heating process of traditional brick making—it eliminates the large amounts of CO2 that are also produced during brick making.

To create the familiar brick shape, the sand is packed into molds and then injected with the bacteria. As the bacteria wrap around the grains of sand, calcium carbonate crystals form, with the process facilitated by an irrigation of nutrient-rich water. The process takes between three to five days, and the final product is as durable as sandstone.

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