Immobilization of heavy metal contaminants in mining waste through enzyme induced calcite precipitation biocementation

• Main Authors: Jodin Makinda, Khairul Anuar Kassim, Abubakar Sadiq Muhammed, Muttaqa Uba Zango, Lillian Gungat
• Format: Proceedings
• Language: English; English
• Published: EDP Sciences 2023
• Subjects: TA1-2040 Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General); TP248.13-248.65 Biotechnology
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/38409/1/ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/38409/2/FULL%20TEXT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/38409/; https://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/abs/2023/101/e3sconf_icdmm2023_07001/e3sconf_icdmm2023_07001.html
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sabah

The presence of heavy metals affects the properties of soil due to a decrease in the dielectric constant, which increases the risk of contamination. Current conventional treatments are costly, slower, and environmentally unsustainable. Therefore, soil biocementation improvement using enzymatically i...