A decade of progress and turning points in the understanding of bio-improved soils: A review

D Terzis, L Laloui - Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Research and practice in the broader fields of civil and geotechnical engineering had long
ignored the presence of living microorganisms in the subsurface and the way it impacts …

Microbially induced carbonate precipitation for wind erosion control of desert soil: Field-scale tests

H Meng, Y Gao, J He, Y Qi, L Hang - Geoderma, 2021 - Elsevier
This study examined the potential of microbially induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) in
reducing wind erosion of desert soil. Field tests were conducted on artificial mounds and …

Enzyme-induced carbonate mineral precipitation for fugitive dust control

N Hamdan, E Kavazanjian Jr - Géotechnique, 2016 - icevirtuallibrary.com
Wind tunnel tests show that enzyme-induced carbonate precipitation (EICP) holds promise
as a method for mitigation of fugitive dust emissions. Fugitive dust (wind-blown fine-grained …

Engineering properties of biocementation coarse-and fine-grained sand catalyzed by bacterial cells and bacterial enzyme

T Hoang, J Alleman, B Cetin, SG Choi - Journal of Materials in Civil …, 2020 - ascelibrary.org
Biological induced calcite precipitation is a potential method being investigated for improved
soil stabilization. In terms of the associated urea hydrolysis concept, three main strategies …

[HTML][HTML] Biogeotechnical approach for slope soil stabilization using locally isolated bacteria and inexpensive low-grade chemicals: A feasibility study on Hokkaido …

S Gowthaman, S Mitsuyama, K Nakashima… - Soils and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Microbial Induced Calcite Precipitation (MICP) is one of the most popular
biotechnological soil stabilization techniques since it results in significant improvements in …

Surficial soil stabilization against water-induced erosion using polymer-modified microbially induced carbonate precipitation

X Wang, J Tao, R Bao, T Tran… - Journal of Materials in …, 2018 - ascelibrary.org
Microbially induced carbonate precipitation (MICP)–based biomediated soil improvement
methods have been extensively studied recently due to their versatility, potential …

Wind erosion mitigation using microbial-induced carbonate precipitation

K Gao, P Bick, MT Suleiman, X Li, J Helm… - … of Geotechnical and …, 2023 - ascelibrary.org
The wind erosion resistance of the microbial-induced carbonate precipitation (MICP)-treated
soil was investigated in this study using wind tunnel experiments. A wind tunnel was …

Role of Biochar in Drained Shear Strength Enhancement and Ammonium Removal of Biostimulated MICP-Treated Calcareous Sand

YJ Wang, WB Chen, JH Yin, XL Han… - … of Geotechnical and …, 2024 - ascelibrary.org
Biostimulation through the enrichment of indigenous ureolytic bacteria has been proven to
be a feasible approach for implementing microbially induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) …

An experimental investigation of microbial-induced carbonate precipitation on mitigating beach erosion

CP Tsai, JH Ye, CH Ko, YR Lin - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Microbial-induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP) has the potential to be an
environmentally friendly technique alternative to traditional methods for sustainable coastal …

Hydrogel biocement systems and methods

X He, E Kavazanjian, N Hamdan, Z Zhi - US Patent 10,794,029, 2020 - Google Patents
A soil stabilization method of forming an admixture of at least one hydrogel precursor and
urease enzyme, and contacting at least a portion of the admixture with soil, and forming a …