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Microbial-induced calcite precipitation : a milestone towards soil improvement

Microbial-induced calcite precipitation (MICP) is a natural process that offered various applications in the engineering field materials and construction industry. It has recently emerged as an innovative, eco-friendly, and economically engineered process. One of the successful MICP methods of imp...

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Main Authors: Dardau, Abdulaziz Aliyu, Muskhazli Mustafa,, Nor Azwady Abd Aziz,
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Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2021
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spelling my-ukm.journal.178892022-01-13T01:13:40Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17889/ Microbial-induced calcite precipitation : a milestone towards soil improvement Dardau, Abdulaziz Aliyu Muskhazli Mustafa, Nor Azwady Abd Aziz, Microbial-induced calcite precipitation (MICP) is a natural process that offered various applications in the engineering field materials and construction industry. It has recently emerged as an innovative, eco-friendly, and economically engineered process. One of the successful MICP methods of improving the engineering properties of soils is ureolysis. The ureolysis drove the process of precipitate calcite which binds soil particles within the soil matrix thus enhance soil characteristics such as stiffness, permeability, hydraulic conductivity, shear strength, and compressive strength. This paper aimed at reviewing the concept of utilizing calcium carbonate (CaCO3) precipitation by ureolytic bacteria towards the improvement of soil and sand engineering properties for various geotechnical applications. The potential applications of this technology in soil erosion, stability, and reinforcement were discussed. Detail overviews of the temperature, pH, bacteria cell concentration, nutrients, types of bacteria, and concentration of reactants that affect the efficiency of the process are also reviewed. This review demonstrated the potential of the MICP technology from the laboratory to a field-scale or commercial applications. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2021 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17889/1/11-27%2B%2B%2BMuskhazli%2BMustafa.pdf Dardau, Abdulaziz Aliyu and Muskhazli Mustafa, and Nor Azwady Abd Aziz, (2021) Microbial-induced calcite precipitation : a milestone towards soil improvement. Malaysian Applied Biology, 50 (1). pp. 11-27. ISSN 0126-8643 https://jms.mabjournal.com/index.php/mab/issue/view/2
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description Microbial-induced calcite precipitation (MICP) is a natural process that offered various applications in the engineering field materials and construction industry. It has recently emerged as an innovative, eco-friendly, and economically engineered process. One of the successful MICP methods of improving the engineering properties of soils is ureolysis. The ureolysis drove the process of precipitate calcite which binds soil particles within the soil matrix thus enhance soil characteristics such as stiffness, permeability, hydraulic conductivity, shear strength, and compressive strength. This paper aimed at reviewing the concept of utilizing calcium carbonate (CaCO3) precipitation by ureolytic bacteria towards the improvement of soil and sand engineering properties for various geotechnical applications. The potential applications of this technology in soil erosion, stability, and reinforcement were discussed. Detail overviews of the temperature, pH, bacteria cell concentration, nutrients, types of bacteria, and concentration of reactants that affect the efficiency of the process are also reviewed. This review demonstrated the potential of the MICP technology from the laboratory to a field-scale or commercial applications.
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author Dardau, Abdulaziz Aliyu
Muskhazli Mustafa,
Nor Azwady Abd Aziz,
spellingShingle Dardau, Abdulaziz Aliyu
Muskhazli Mustafa,
Nor Azwady Abd Aziz,
Microbial-induced calcite precipitation : a milestone towards soil improvement
author_facet Dardau, Abdulaziz Aliyu
Muskhazli Mustafa,
Nor Azwady Abd Aziz,
author_sort Dardau, Abdulaziz Aliyu
title Microbial-induced calcite precipitation : a milestone towards soil improvement
title_short Microbial-induced calcite precipitation : a milestone towards soil improvement
title_full Microbial-induced calcite precipitation : a milestone towards soil improvement
title_fullStr Microbial-induced calcite precipitation : a milestone towards soil improvement
title_full_unstemmed Microbial-induced calcite precipitation : a milestone towards soil improvement
title_sort microbial-induced calcite precipitation : a milestone towards soil improvement
publisher Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2021
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17889/1/11-27%2B%2B%2BMuskhazli%2BMustafa.pdf
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