Abstract: Methods of conducting ureolysis-induced calcium carbonate precipitation with a heat-treated cell preparation, methods for preparing the heat-treated cell preparation, and related materials. The methods of conducting ureolysis-induced calcium carbonate precipitation include precipitating calcium carbonate at a location by introducing urea, calcium, and a heat-treated cell preparation comprising active urease enzyme to the location. The urease enzyme hydrolyzes the urea to ammonium carbonate, and the calcium reacts with the carbonate to form a calcium carbonate precipitate at the location.

Abstract: The invention relates to a structural component for a battery housing of an electrically-driven motor vehicle with a wall that extends from a wall bottom side to a wall top side in a component vertical direction, and from a first end face to a second end face in a component longitudinal direction perpendicular thereto, wherein the wall has a rib arranged on one side of the wall and oriented perpendicular thereto and/or a bead to increase its flexural rigidity, and wherein the rib, or respectively the bead, extends substantially in a component longitudinal direction. Moreover, the invention relates to a battery housing for a battery of an electrically-driven motor vehicle, as well as such a motor vehicle.

Abstract: The invention relates to a battery housing for a battery of an electrically driven motor vehicle, having a tray-shaped receptacle having a housing base and a housing frame, wherein the receptacle forms a housing interior, wherein the housing frame is formed of two rigid longitudinal side profiles and two rigid transverse side profiles, which extend transversely to the longitudinal side profiles, wherein the longitudinal side profiles have a lower profile longitudinal face that faces the housing base and an upper profile longitudinal face that faces away from the housing base, and wherein a deformation profile is formed onto the relevant longitudinal side profile, which deformation profile projects laterally beyond the longitudinal side profile outside the housing in the region of the lower profile longitudinal face. Furthermore, the invention relates to an electrically driven motor vehicle comprising a battery housing of this kind.

Abstract: The invention relates to a battery housing for a battery of an electrically driven motor vehicle, having a tray-shaped receptacle having a housing base and a housing frame, wherein the receptacle forms a housing interior, wherein the housing frame is formed of two rigid longitudinal side profiles and two rigid transverse side profiles, which extend transversely to said longitudinal side profiles, wherein the longitudinal side profiles have a lower profile longitudinal face that faces the housing base and an upper profile longitudinal face that faces away from the housing base, and wherein a deformation profile is formed onto the relevant longitudinal side profile, which deformation profile projects laterally beyond the longitudinal side profile outside the housing in the region of the lower profile longitudinal face. Furthermore, the invention relates to an electrically driven motor vehicle comprising a battery housing of this kind.

Abstract: The invention relates to a structural component for a battery housing of an electrically-driven motor vehicle with a wall that extends from a wall bottom side to a wall top side in a component vertical direction, and from a first end face to a second end face in a component longitudinal direction perpendicular thereto, wherein the wall has a rib arranged on one side of the wall and oriented perpendicular thereto and/or a bead to increase its flexural rigidity, and wherein the rib, or respectively the bead, extends substantially in a component longitudinal direction. Moreover, the invention relates to a battery housing for a battery of an electrically-driven motor vehicle, as well as such a motor vehicle.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of microbial biofilms and microbial induction of calcium carbonate precipitation to sequester gases in underground geological formations. In one embodiment, methods of the invention can be used to prevent the leakage of supercritical CO2 in underground geological formations such as aquifers.