Darcy-scale modeling of microbially induced carbonate mineral precipitation in sand columns

Water Resources Research

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2012, Pages

  Ebigbo, A ^a   Phillips, A ^b   Gerlach, R ^b   Helmig, R ^a   Cunningham, A B ^b   Class, H ^a   Spangler, L H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ACTIVITY; CARBONATE PRECIPITATES; CARBONATE PRECIPITATION; HYDRAULIC BARRIER; MINERAL PRECIPITATION; POROUS MEDIUM; SAND COLUMNS; SAND-PACKED COLUMNS; SATURATED FLOW; SATURATED WATER; STORAGE SECURITY; STORAGE SITES; TWO-FLUID; UREOLYTIC; WELL BORE;

CARBONATE MINERALS; NUMERICAL MODELS; POROUS MATERIALS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

CARBON DIOXIDE;

BACTERIUM; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CARBONATE; DARCY LAW; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MODEL VALIDATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; POROUS MEDIUM; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SAND;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84864569230     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011WR011714     Document Type: Article

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