Application of microbial bioenzymes in soil stabilization

E Mekonnen, A Kebede, T Tafesse… - International journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Soil stabilization is a mechanical or chemical alteration of one or more soil properties to
create an improved soil material possessing the desired engineering properties. The aim of …

Role of bacteria on bio-induced calcium carbonate formation: insights from droplet microfluidic experiments

J Zhang, Y Xiao, H Liu, J Chu - Géotechnique, 2024 - icevirtuallibrary.com
Microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP) has emerged as a promising
solution for geotechnical issues. However, the role of bacteria in the formation of calcium …

Impact of hydration and gelling properties of guar gum on the mechanism of soil modification

ER Sujatha, S Sivaraman, AK Subramani - Arabian Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Soil improvement and treatment is a necessity off-late in response to the growing demand
for construction spaces. Also, for the emphasis of development in the right direction, it is …

Development of a scaled repeated five-spot treatment model for examining microbial induced calcite precipitation feasibility in field applications

JT DeJong, BC Martinez… - Geotechnical …, 2014 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Microbial induced calcite precipitation (MICP) has been heavily investigated in laboratory
experiments with few forays into field-scale implementation. Conventionally, MICP refers to …

Microscopic investigation on bonding fracture of biocemented sand from novel in situ brazil splitting tests

G Ma, Q Fang, Y Xiao, J Chu, H Liu - Acta Geotechnica, 2022 - Springer
The failure mechanism of biocemented sand has been largely speculated based on
scanning electron microscopy images of biocemented sand after mechanical tests …

Urease production using corn steep liquor as a low-cost nutrient source by Sporosarcina pasteurii: biocementation and process optimization via artificial intelligence …

M Maleki-Kakelar, MJ Azarhoosh… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
To commercialize the biocementation through microbial induced carbonate precipitation
(MICP), the current study aimed at replacing the costly standard nutrient medium with corn …

Carbonate precipitation under pressure for bioengineering in the anaerobic subsurface via denitrification

D Martin, K Dodds, IB Butler… - Environmental science & …, 2013 - ACS Publications
A number of bioengineering techniques are being developed using microbially catalyzed
hydrolysis of urea to precipitate calcium carbonate for soil and sand strengthening in the …

Recent development in biogeotechnology and its engineering applications

H Lai, S Wu, M Cui, J Chu - Frontiers of Structural and Civil Engineering, 2021 - Springer
Microbial geotechnology or biogeotechnology is a new branch of geotechnical engineering.
It involves the use of microbiology for traditional geotechnical applications. Many new …

Polymer-modified microbially induced carbonate precipitation for one-shot targeted and localized soil improvement

X Wang, J Tao - Acta geotechnica, 2019 - Springer
The viscous nature of certain hydrophilic polymer solutions and the tendency of these
solutions to retain moisture may make them suitable carriers for the process of microbially …

Immobilization of sand dust and associated pollutants using bioaggregation

V Stabnikov, J Chu, AN Myo, V Ivanov - Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 2013 - Springer
The processes of wind erosion of fertile soil, dune movement in sand deserts, dust storms in
arid and semi-arid regions, as well as the emission and dispersion of agricultural or …