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Abstract
Over the last 10-15 years a new field of ‘biogeotechnics’ has emerged as geotechnical engineers seek to find ground improvement technologies which have the potential to be lower carbon, more ecologically friendly and more cost-effective than existing practices. This review summarizes the developments which have occurred in this new field, outlining in particular the microbial processes which have been shown to be most promising for altering the hydraulic and mechanical responses of soils and rocks. Much of the research effort in this new field has been focused on microbially induced carbonate precipitation via ureolysis (MICP); while a comprehensive review of MICP is presented here, the developments which have been made regarding other microbial processes, including microbially induced carbonate precipitation via denitrification and biogenic gas generation are also presented. Furthermore, this review outlines a new area of study: the potential deployment of fungi in geotechnical applications which has until now been unexplored.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Advances in Applied Microbiology |
Editors | Geoffrey Gadd, Sima Sariaslani |
Chapter | 2 |
Number of pages | 58 |
Volume | 104 |
Edition | 1st |
Publication status | Published - 1 Sep 2018 |
Publication series
Name | Advances in Applied Microbiology |
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Publisher | Elsevier Inc. |
ISSN (Electronic) | 0065-2164 |
Keywords
- microbially induced carbonate precipitation
- ureolysis
- denitrification
- biogenic gas formation
- bacteria
- fungi
- geotechnical engineering
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Projects
- 4 Finished
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A new generation of self-healing detectable grouts (EPSRC Big Pitch)
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
1/12/14 → 30/11/16
Project: Research
Research Output
- 7 Citations
- 1 Conference contribution book
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Micro-continuum modelling of injection strategies for microbially induced carbonate precipitation
Minto, J. M., El Mountassir, G. & Lunn, R. J., 25 Jun 2019, E3S Web of Conferences: 7th International Symposium on Deformation Characteristics of Geomaterials (IS-Glasgow 2019) . Tarantino, A. & Ibraim, E. (eds.). [Bloomsbury]: EDP Sciences, Vol. 92. 5 p. 11019Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution book
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