Microbial Carbonate Precipitation: Correlation of S-Wave Velocity with Calcite Precipitation

Qabany, Ahmed Al; Mortensen, Brina M.; Martinez, Brian; Soga, Kenichi; DeJong, Jason T.

doi:10.1061/41165(397)408

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“…The potential of MICCP technology in restoration of cement mortar cubes, sand consolidation and limestone monument repair, reduction of water and chloride ion permeability in concrete, filling of pores and cracks in concrete, enhanced strength of bricks via urea hydrolysis pathway has been investigated by many researchers (Ramakrishnan, 2007; Sarda et al, 2009; Al Qabany, 2011; Chu et al, 2011; Dhami et al, 2012a; Cheng et al, 2013 and references within).…”

Section: Biomineralized Carbonates In Construction Materialsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Improvement in strength of sand columns upon bacterial carbonates was also reported (Ferris and Stehmeier, 1992; De Jong et al, 2006; Whiffin et al, 2007). Recent research initiatives have shown that the calcite crystals form cohesive “bridges” between existing sand grains, increasing the stiffness of sand with limited decrease in permeability (Mitchell and Santamarina, 2005; De Jong et al, 2006; Whiffin et al, 2007; Ivanov and Chu, 2008; Van Paassen et al, 2010; Al Qabany, 2011) (Figure 4). Ureolytic driven MICCP has also been proposed to suppress dust, reduce permeability in granular media, improve soils, stabilize slopes and strengthen liquefiable soils (Gollapudi et al, 1995; Ferris et al, 1996; Whiffin et al, 2007; Bang et al, 2011; Burbank et al, 2011).…”

Section: Biomineralized Carbonates In Construction Materialsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Biomineralization of calcium carbonates and their engineered applications: a review

2013

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Microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICCP) is a naturally occurring biological process in which microbes produce inorganic materials as part of their basic metabolic activities. This technology has been widely explored and promising with potential in various technical applications. In the present review, the detailed mechanism of production of calcium carbonate biominerals by ureolytic bacteria has been discussed along with role of bacteria and the sectors where these biominerals are being used. The applications of bacterially produced carbonate biominerals for improving the durability of buildings, remediation of environment (water and soil), sequestration of atmospheric CO2 filler material in rubbers and plastics etc. are discussed. The study also sheds light on benefits of bacterial biominerals over traditional agents and also the issues that lie in the path of successful commercialization of the technology of microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation from lab to field scale.

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Section: Biomineralized Carbonates In Construction Materialsmentioning

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Section: Biomineralized Carbonates In Construction Materialsmentioning

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Biomineralization of calcium carbonates and their engineered applications: a review

2013

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“…The effective macroscopic properties, such as elasticity or strength of biocemented sands, strongly depend on their microstructure (calcite amount, calcite morphology, crystal size, distribution at the pore scale, coordination number, cohesive contact surface area, etc …), which is mainly controlled by the treatment conditions: concentrations of bacteria, calcification solution, and the in situ conditions: water content, particle size and distribution, temperature, etc … …”

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Influence of the microstructural properties of biocemented sand on its mechanical behavior

Dadda

Geindreau

Emeriault

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Num Anal Meth Geomechanics

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Summary The mechanical efficiency of the biocementation process is directly related to the microstructural properties of the biocemented sand, such as the volume fraction of calcite, its distribution within the pore space, coordination number, contact surface area, and types of contact. In the present work, some of these microscopic properties are computed, from 3D images obtained by X‐ray tomography of biocemented sand. These properties are then used as an input in current analytical models to estimate the elastic properties (Young and shear moduli) and the strength properties (Coulomb cohesion). For the elastic properties, the analytical estimates (contact cement theory model) are compared with classical bounds, self‐consistent estimate and numerical results obtained by direct computation (FEM computation) on the same 3D images. Concerning the cohesion, an analytical model initially developed to estimate the cohesion due to suction in unsaturated soils is modified to evaluate the macroscopic cohesion of biocemented sands. Such analytical model is calibrated on experimental data obtained from triaxial tests performed on the same biocemented sand. In overall, the presented results point out the important role of some microstructural parameters, notably those related to the contact, on such effective parameters.

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“…The non-linear bulk and shear elastic moduli are given by: In this model, the increase in shear wave velocity due to calcite precipitation will be taken from the linear portion of the correlation of Al Qabany et al [8]. As shown below, the shear wave velocity increase can be translated into a change in the shear elastic modulus through its dependence on the shear wave velocity…”

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“…MICP has been experimentally investigated during the past decade by several researchers [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9], yielding a reasonable level of understanding of the involved processes. However, the prediction of MICP is still relatively unexplored, with the exception of the recently published developments by Martinez et al [10] and van Wijngaarden et al [11].…”

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A bio-chemo-hydro-mechanical model for microbially induced calcite precipitation in soils

Fauriel

Laloui

2012

Computers and Geotechnics

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This article appeared in a journal published by Elsevier. The attached copy is furnished to the author for internal non-commercial research and education use, including for instruction at the authors institution and sharing with colleagues. b s t r a c tMicrobially Induced Calcite Precipitation (MICP) is an innovative technique for soil grouting involving a bacterial reactive grout. This comprehensive research study is carried out to better understand and describe the coupled phenomena of multispecies reactive biogrout transport in a saturated, deformable soil. A unique predictive model of the behaviour of the porous media during biogrout injection is presented. The general field equations describing the system are derived from the macroscopical balance equations and constitutive equations. The set of field equations is numerically discretised. Finally, numerical examples are provided as a first step to validate the capabilities of the proposed model.

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Microbial Carbonate Precipitation: Correlation of S-Wave Velocity with Calcite Precipitation

Cited by 38 publications

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Biomineralization of calcium carbonates and their engineered applications: a review

Biomineralization of calcium carbonates and their engineered applications: a review

Influence of the microstructural properties of biocemented sand on its mechanical behavior

A bio-chemo-hydro-mechanical model for microbially induced calcite precipitation in soils

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