Mineralogy of Microbially and Enzymatically Induced Carbonate Precipitates
A special issue of Crystals (ISSN 2073-4352). This special issue belongs to the section "Mineralogical Crystallography and Biomineralization".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 March 2022) | Viewed by 43047
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biocementation; sustainable geotechnics; biogeotechnics
Interests: bio-mediated and bio-inspired geotechnics; geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering learned from nature; beachrock formation mechanism
Interests: bio-inspired geotechnical engineering; biocementation; biomineralization; biological process; bioremediation; biological wastewater treatment
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Microbially and enzymatically induced carbonate precipitation (MICP and EICP) are biomineralization processes that occur in natural environments and in engineered systems through several mechanisms, including urea hydrolysis and the oxidation of organic matter either under aerobic conditions or through denitrification, iron reduction, and sulfate reduction. MICP and EICP have found applications in the alteration of porous media, such as the remediation (fixation) of metal-contaminated soils, improving the mechanical properties of soils, the reduction of the porosity and/or permeability of granular materials, the protection and repair of concrete and cement structures, and the conservation of building stone and statuary. Despite extensive studies on the application of MICP and EICP in porous media, limited attention has been paid to the mineralogy of the precipitates and its effect on the level of alteration. The mineralogy of the precipitates in porous media can be affected by several factors including temperature, pore fluid chemistry, reaction rates, the mineralogy of the porous materials, and MICP and EICP solution ingredients.
Researchers are invited to contribute to the Special Issue on the “Mineralogy of Microbially and Enzymatically Induced Carbonate Precipitates”, which is intended to serve as a unique multidisciplinary forum covering mineralogical aspects of MICP and EICP in porous media.
Dr. Hamed Khodadadi Tirkolaei
Prof. Satoru Kawasaki
Prof. Liang Cheng
Prof. Leon van Paassen
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Microbially induced carbonate precipitation
- Enzymatically induced carbonate precipitation
- Carbonate crystals
- Biomineralization
- Porous media
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