[HTML][HTML] Review on geotechnical engineering properties of sands treated by microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP) and biopolymers

SG Choi, I Chang, M Lee, JH Lee, JT Han… - … and Building Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
This study reviews the fundamental mechanisms of biological soil improvement methods—
microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP) and biopolymer treatment (BPT) …

Enzyme induced calcium carbonate precipitation and its engineering application: A systematic review and meta-analysis

I Ahenkorah, MM Rahman, MR Karim… - Construction and Building …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP) and enzyme induced calcium
carbonate precipitation (EICP) are the two most widely known bio-cementation techniques …

Revealing the enhancement and degradation mechanisms affecting the performance of carbonate precipitation in EICP process

W Hu, WC Cheng, S Wen, K Yuan - Frontiers in Bioengineering and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Given that acid-rich rainfall can cause serious damage to heritage buildings in NW China
and subsequently accelerate their aging problem, countermeasures to protect their integrity …

Crude urease extract for biocementation

H Khodadadi Tirkolaei, N Javadi… - Journal of Materials in …, 2020 - ascelibrary.org
A crude extract from jack beans (Canavalia gladiata) is demonstrated to be an effective
source of urease enzyme for biocementation via enzyme-induced carbonate precipitation …

The influence of environmental factors and precipitation precursors on enzyme-induced carbonate precipitation (EICP) process and its application on modification of …

D Xie, R Zhang, J Wang - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
Recycled concrete aggregates are greatly limited in applications due to the defects in the
adhered mortar. In this study, a novel bio-deposition method, enzyme-induced carbonate …

Aerobic non-ureolytic bacteria-based self-healing cementitious composites: A comprehensive review

I Justo-Reinoso, A Heath, S Gebhard… - Journal of Building …, 2021 - Elsevier
The use of bacteria for self-healing cement-based materials has shown great potential in
recent years. Microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP) is a novel …

Sand and silty-sand soil stabilization using bacterial enzyme–induced calcite precipitation (BEICP)

T Hoang, J Alleman, B Cetin, K Ikuma… - Canadian …, 2019 - cdnsciencepub.com
This paper examines the bio-derived stabilization of sand-only or sand-plus-silt soils using
an extracted bacterial enzyme application to achieve induced calcite precipitation (ICP). As …

[HTML][HTML] Immobilization of (bio-) healing agents for self-healing concrete technology: Does it really ensure long-term performance?

J Fronczyk, M Janek, M Szeląg, A Pyzik… - Composites Part B …, 2023 - Elsevier
For more than two decades, with steadily increasing intensity, the focus of scientific
research, mainly on the laboratory scale but also in the field conditions, has been the …

A review of enzyme induced carbonate precipitation (EICP): The role of enzyme kinetics

I Ahenkorah, MM Rahman, MR Karim, S Beecham… - Sustainable …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Enzyme-induced carbonate precipitation (EICP) is a relatively new bio-cementation
technique for ground improvement. In EICP, calcium carbonate (CaCO 3) precipitation …

The effect of biomolecules on enzyme-induced calcium carbonate precipitation in cementitious materials

E Baffoe, A Ghahremaninezhad - Construction and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
This study examined the effect of different proteins on the enzyme-induced calcium
carbonate (EICP) processes in a cement environment. The ability of EICP to bind loosely …