Consolidation of sand particles by nanoparticles of calcite after concentrating ureolytic bacteria in situ

International Journal of Green Nanotechnology: Biomedicine

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 28-36

  Al Thawadi, Salwa ^a   Cord Ruwisch, Ralf ^b   Bououdina, Mohamed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAHRAIN   (Bahrain)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biocementation; calcite; Nanoparticles; Strength; Urease; Ureolytic bacteria

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CARBONATE; CALCIUM ION; NANOCRYSTAL; NANOPARTICLE; UREA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIUM; CEMENTATION; CRYSTAL; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAND; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; UREOLYTIC BACTERIA; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY MICROANALYSIS; BACILLUS; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COMPRESSION; CONCENTRATION PROCESS;

EID: 84876003208     PISSN: 1943085X     EISSN: 19430906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19430892.2012.654741     Document Type: Article

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