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 …

Porosity–permeability relations for evolving pore space: a review with a focus on (bio-) geochemically altered porous media

J Hommel, E Coltman, H Class - Transport in Porous Media, 2018 - Springer
Reactive transport processes in a porous medium will often both cause changes to the pore
structure, via precipitation and dissolution of biomass or minerals, and be affected by these …

Experimental optimization of microbial-induced carbonate precipitation for soil improvement

BC Martinez, JT DeJong, TR Ginn… - … of Geotechnical and …, 2013 - ascelibrary.org
Implementation of laboratory-tested biomediated soil improvement techniques in the field
depends on upscaling the primary processes and controlling their rates. Microbial-induced …

Engineered applications of ureolytic biomineralization: a review

AJ Phillips, R Gerlach, E Lauchnor, AC Mitchell… - Biofouling, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Microbially-induced calcium carbonate (CaCO3) precipitation (MICP) is a widely explored
and promising technology for use in various engineering applications. In this review, CaCO3 …

[HTML][HTML] Experiments and predictions of physical properties of sand cemented by enzymatically-induced carbonate precipitation

H Yasuhara, D Neupane, K Hayashi, M Okamura - Soils and Foundations, 2012 - Elsevier
A grouting technique that utilizes precipitated calcium carbonate as a cementing material is
presented. The enzyme urease is used to enhance the rate and the magnitude of the …

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 …

Effect of freeze-thaw cycles on engineering properties of biocemented sand under different treatment conditions

M Sharma, N Satyam, KR Reddy - Engineering Geology, 2021 - Elsevier
The recently developed microbially induced calcite precipitation (MICP) method is a
potentially effective and environmentally friendly technique to improve the unfavorable soil …

Large-scale spatial characterization and liquefaction resistance of sand by hybrid bacteria induced biocementation

M Sharma, N Satyam, KR Reddy - Engineering Geology, 2022 - Elsevier
Microbially induced calcite precipitation (MICP) has received greater attention of
geotechnical engineers recently as a potentially effective and sustainable approach for …

Applicability of enzymatic calcium carbonate precipitation as a soil-strengthening technique

D Neupane, H Yasuhara, N Kinoshita… - Journal of Geotechnical …, 2013 - ascelibrary.org
A grouting technique for enzymatic calcite precipitation is evaluated. Urea and calcium salt,
at various concentrations, are mixed with a concentration-fixed enzyme to obtain the optimal …

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 …