Factors affecting the performance of microbial-induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) treated soil: a review

CS Tang, L Yin, N Jiang, C Zhu, H Zeng, H Li… - Environmental Earth …, 2020 - Springer
Soil stabilization technology based on microbial-induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) has
gained widespread interest in geotechnical engineering. MICP has been found to be able to …

State-of-the-art review of biocementation by microbially induced calcite precipitation (MICP) for soil stabilization

D Mujah, MA Shahin, L Cheng - Geomicrobiology Journal, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Biocementation is a recently developed new branch in geotechnical engineering that deals
with the application of microbiological activity to improve the engineering properties of soils …

A state-of-the-art review on soil reinforcement technology using natural plant fiber materials: Past findings, present trends and future directions

S Gowthaman, K Nakashima, S Kawasaki - Materials, 2018 - mdpi.com
Incorporating sustainable materials into geotechnical applications increases day by day due
to the consideration of impacts on healthy geo-environment and future generations. The …

Effect of relative density and biocementation on cyclic response of calcareous sand

P Xiao, H Liu, AW Stuedlein… - Canadian …, 2019 - cdnsciencepub.com
Microbial-induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP) represents a promising approach
to improve the geotechnical engineering properties of soils through the precipitation of …

Experimental optimisation of various cultural conditions on urease activity for isolated Sporosarcina pasteurii strains and evaluation of their biocement potentials

AI Omoregie, G Khoshdelnezamiha, N Senian… - Ecological …, 2017 - Elsevier
Microbially induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) is a process that has emerged as an
attractive alternative ground improvement technique in Geotechnical and Civil Engineering …

Bacterial-induced mineralization (BIM) for soil solidification and heavy metal stabilization: A critical review

L Han, J Li, Q Xue, Z Chen, Y Zhou, CS Poon - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Solidification and stabilization (S/S) treatment via cement is common and effective for
improving soil strength and stabilizing heavy metals in contaminated soils, but has certain …

[HTML][HTML] Application of microbially induced carbonate precipitation to form bio-cemented artificial sandstone

C Konstantinou, G Biscontin, NJ Jiang… - Journal of Rock Mechanics …, 2021 - Elsevier
It is difficult to collect and characterise well-preserved samples of weakly-cemented granular
rocks as conventional sampling techniques often result in destruction of the cementation. An …

The role of bacterial urease activity on the uniformity of carbonate precipitation profiles of bio-treated coarse sand specimens

C Konstantinou, Y Wang, G Biscontin, K Soga - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Protocols for microbially induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) have been extensively
studied in the literature to optimise the process with regard to the amount of injected …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental study on mitigating wind erosion of calcareous desert sand using spray method for microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation

M Dagliya, N Satyam, M Sharma, A Garg - Journal of Rock Mechanics and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Wind erosion is one of the significant natural calamities worldwide, which degrades around
one-third of global land. The eroded and suspended soil particles in the environment may …

Bio‐mediated soil improvement: An introspection into processes, materials, characterization and applications

NJ Jiang, YJ Wang, J Chu, S Kawasaki… - Soil Use and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
For a long time in the practice of geotechnical engineering, soil has been viewed as an inert
material, comprising only inorganic phases. However, microorganisms including bacteria …