Microbially mediated plugging of porous media and the impact of differing injection strategies

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 42, Issue , 2012, Pages 270-278

  Tobler, Dominique J ^a   Maclachlan, Erica ^b   Phoenix, Vernon R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biocementation; Calcite; Fluid flow containment; Plugging; Porous media; Ureolysis

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERED ELECTRON IMAGING; BACTERIAL CELLS; BIOCEMENTATION; CALCITE CRYSTALS; CALCITE GROWTH; CALCITE PRECIPITATION; CALCITE SURFACE; FLOWTHROUGH; HOMOGENEOUS DISTRIBUTION; IMMOBILISATION; PLUGGING; PORE SPACE; SAND COLUMNS; SUB-SURFACES; UREOLYSIS; UREOLYTIC;

BACTERIA; CALCITE; CEMENTING (SHAFTS); FLOW OF FLUIDS; POROUS MATERIALS; TEXTURES;

CARBONATE MINERALS;

BACTERIUM; CALCITE; CEMENTATION; FLUID FLOW; GEOMICROBIOLOGY; IMMOBILIZATION; POROSITY; POROUS MEDIUM; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); STROMATOLITE; SUBSURFACE FLOW;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SPOROSARCINA PASTEURII;

EID: 84858764652     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2012.02.027     Document Type: Article

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