'Microbial mortar'- restoration of degraded marble structures with microbially induced carbonate precipitation

James M. Minto; Qian Tan; Rebecca J. Lunn; Gráinne El Mountassir; Hongxian Guo; Xiaohui Cheng

doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.05.200

'Microbial mortar'- restoration of degraded marble structures with microbially induced carbonate precipitation

James M. Minto, Qian Tan, Rebecca J. Lunn, Gráinne El Mountassir, Hongxian Guo, Xiaohui Cheng

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Abstract

To evaluate a restoration strategy for highly degraded marble structures, microbially induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) has been employed to reduce porosity and permeability in a column filled with coarse crushed marble. A 3D X-ray tomography scan revealed the spatial variation in porosity throughout the column and tracer breakthrough curves, recorded at intervals during treatment, enabled derivation of core-scale fluid transport properties and their alteration by precipitating carbonate. Micro-continuum scale flow modelling based on the X-ray data indicated that treatment led to changes in the pore network structure with flow increasingly focused into a smaller number of faster flowing open channels.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	44-54
Number of pages	11
Journal	Construction and Building Materials
Volume	180
Early online date	2 Jun 2018
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.05.200
Publication status	Published - 20 Aug 2018

Keywords

microbially induced carbonate precipitation
marble restoration
X-ray CT
micro-continuum flow modelling

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'Microbial mortar'- restoration of degraded marble structures with microbially induced carbonate precipitation

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Grainne El Mountassir

A new generation of self-healing detectable grouts (EPSRC Big Pitch)

GREAT: Marie Curie International Research Staff Exchange Scheme

Nikon XCT 320 - Xray PC Microtomography

Development of a reactive transport model for field-scale simulation of microbially induced carbonate precipitation

Micro-continuum modelling of injection strategies for microbially induced carbonate precipitation

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Grainne El Mountassir

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A new generation of self-healing detectable grouts (EPSRC Big Pitch)

GREAT: Marie Curie International Research Staff Exchange Scheme

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Nikon XCT 320 - Xray PC Microtomography

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Development of a reactive transport model for field-scale simulation of microbially induced carbonate precipitation

Micro-continuum modelling of injection strategies for microbially induced carbonate precipitation

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