In-situ microbially induced Ca2+-alginate polymeric sealant for seepage control in porous materials

• Main Authors: Cheng, Liang, Yang, Yang, Chu, Jian
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Engineering::Civil engineering; Seepage; Porous Materials
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/86100; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/49250
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This paper presents a novel approach of using in‐situ microbially induced Ca2+‐alginate polymeric sealant for seepage control in porous materials. This process comprises two steps: (i) generation of insoluble calcium carbonate inside the pores of porous materials (such as sand) through a microbially...