Kinetics of urease mediated calcite precipitation and permeability reduction of porous media evidenced by magnetic resonance imaging

International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 881-890

  Handley Sidhu, S ^a   Sham, E ^c   Cuthbert, M O ^a   Nougarol, S ^b   Mantle, M ^c   Johns, M L ^d   Macaskie, L E ^a   Renshaw, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Canavalia ensiformis; Jack bean meal; Urease; Ureolysis

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM BICARBONATE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETISM; METABOLISM; POROUS MATERIALS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); RESONANCE; UREA;

CALCITE PRECIPITATION; CANAVALIA ENSIFORMIS; JACK BEAN MEAL; PERMEABILITY REDUCTION; ROOT MEAN SQUARE DEVIATIONS; SINGLE REACTION MODELS; UREASE; UREOLYSIS;

CALCITE;

BACTERIUM; BIOREACTOR; CALCITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HYDROLYSIS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PERMEABILITY; POROUS MEDIUM; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); REACTION KINETICS;

EID: 84889770578     PISSN: 17351472     EISSN: 17352630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13762-013-0241-0     Document Type: Article

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