Soil bacteria that precipitate calcium carbonate: mechanism and applications of the process

Soil bacteria that precipitate calcium carbonate: mechanism and applications of the process

Bacteria with ureasic activity are microorganisms found in soil that in presence of urea and calcium, they can produce calcium carbonate, a process known as microbiologically induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP). This article discusses this process and its mechanism, as well as bacterial u...

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Main Authors: Sandra Patricia Chaparro-Acuña, Mónica Liliana Becerra-Jiménez, José Jobanny Martínez-Zambrano, Hugo Alfonso Rojas-Sarmiento
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2018-04-01
Series:Acta Agronómica
Subjects:
Biomineralization
Bacillus
urease
carbonates
heavy metals
bioconsolidation
biocementation
Online Access:https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/acta_agronomica/article/view/66109
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