Effects of environmental factors on microbial induced calcium carbonate precipitation

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 338-349

  Mortensen, B M ^a   Haber, M J ^b   Dejong, J T ^a   Caslake, L F ^b   Nelson, D C ^c  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b LAFAYETTE COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bio mediated soil improvement; Calcium carbonate precipitation; Soil; Sporosarcina pasteurii; Subsurface; Urease

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBONATION; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN; SEAWATER; SOILS;

BIO-MEDIATED SOIL IMPROVEMENT; BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT PROCESS; CALCIUM CARBONATE PRECIPITATION; CARBONATE PRECIPITATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; SOILS IMPROVEMENT; SPOROSARCINUM PASTEURII; SUBSURFACE; UREASE; UREOLYTIC;

PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

AMMONIA; CALCIUM CARBONATE; FRESH WATER; MINERAL; OXYGEN; SEA WATER;

BACTERIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GROWTH RATE; METABOLISM; MINERAL; OXYGEN; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SEAWATER; SOIL COLUMN; SOIL TEST; SOIL TYPE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BATCH PROCESS; CELL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; HYDROLYSIS; INJECTION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL CORROSION; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MICROBIAL INDUCED CALCIUM CARBONATE PRECIPITATION; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRECIPITATION; SOIL; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL TREATMENT; SPOROSARCINA PASTEURII;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SPOROSARCINA PASTEURII;

EID: 79960563560     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2011.05065.x     Document Type: Article

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