Factors affecting efficiency of microbially induced calcite precipitation

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 138, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 992-1001

  Al Qabany, Ahmed ^a   Soga, Kenichi ^a   Santamarina, Carlos ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical treatment; Ground improvement; Microbial carbonate precipitation; Scanning electron microscopy; Soil properties; Soil treatment

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CEMENTING (SHAFTS); CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DENSITY (OPTICAL); EFFICIENCY; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; GROUNDWATER; POROUS MATERIALS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL TESTING; SOILS; UREA;

CALCITE PRECIPITATION; CARBONATE PRECIPITATION; CHEMICAL CONCENTRATIONS; CHEMICAL EFFICIENCY; CHEMICAL TREATMENTS; GROUND IMPROVEMENT; MICROBIAL CARBONATE PRECIPITATION; MICROBIAL CARBONATES; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL TREATMENTS;

SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBONATE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROUND IMPROVEMENT; LABORATORY METHOD; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; OPTIMIZATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); REACTION KINETICS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 84878038476     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(asce)gt.1943-5606.0000666     Document Type: Article

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