Biopolymers as green binders for soil improvement in geotechnical applications: A review

H Fatehi, DEL Ong, J Yu, I Chang - Geosciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Soil improvement using biopolymers has attracted considerable attention in recent years,
with the aim to reduce the harmful environmental effects of traditional materials, such as …

State-of-the-art review of microbial-induced calcite precipitation and its sustainability in engineering applications

MM Rahman, RN Hora, I Ahenkorah, S Beecham… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Microbial-induced calcite precipitation (MICP) is a promising new technology in the area of
Civil Engineering with potential to become a cost-effective, environmentally friendly and …

[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) …

Biogeochemical processes and geotechnical applications: progress, opportunities and challenges

JT Dejong, K Soga, E Kavazanjian… - Bio-and chemo …, 2014 - icevirtuallibrary.com
Consideration of soil as a living ecosystem offers the potential for innovative and sustainable
solutions to geotechnical problems. This is a new paradigm for many in geotechnical …

Review of strength improvements of biocemented soils

Y Xiao, X He, M Zaman, G Ma, C Zhao - International Journal of …, 2022 - ascelibrary.org
Microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP) has attracted great attention
recently for its ability to improve the mechanical properties of soils. Calcium carbonate …

[PDF][PDF] 微生物岩土技术及其应用研究新进展

刘汉龙, 肖鹏, 肖杨, 楚剑 - 土木与环境工程学报(中英文), 2019 - qks.cqu.edu.cn
微生物岩土技术主要是利用自然界广泛存在的微生物的代谢功能, 与环境中其他物质发生一系列
生物化学反应, 改变土体的物理力学及工程性质, 从而实现环境净化, 土壤修复, 地基处理等目的 …

Mechanical behaviour of biocemented sands at various treatment levels and relative densities

Y Gao, L Hang, J He, J Chu - Acta Geotechnica, 2019 - Springer
Previous studies have shown that biocement, or microbially induced calcite precipitation,
can improve the mechanical behaviour of clean sand. However, the behaviour of …

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 …

Review of ground improvement using microbial induced carbonate precipitation (MICP)

Z Wang, N Zhang, G Cai, Y Jin, N Ding… - Marine Georesources & …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Mechanical compaction and chemical grouting are the two most widely used methods in
geotechnical engineering for ground improvement. However, the disadvantages of the …

Carbonate mineral precipitation for soil improvement through microbial denitrification

N Hamdan, E Kavazanjian Jr, BE Rittmann… - Geomicrobiology …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Microbially induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) and associated biogas production may
provide sustainable means of mitigating a number of geotechnical challenges associated …