Bio‐mediated soil improvement: An introspection into processes, materials, characterization and applications

• Published in: Soil use and management Vol. 38; no. 1; pp. 68 - 93
• Main Authors: Jiang, Ning‐Jun, Wang, Yi‐Jie, Chu, Jian, Kawasaki, Satoru, Tang, Chao‐Sheng, Cheng, Liang, Du, Yan‐Jun, Shashank, Bettadapura S., Singh, Devendra N., Han, Xiao‐Le, Wang, Yu‐Ze
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bedfordshire Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.01.2022
• Subjects: Additives; administrative management; Archaea; bio‐cementation; Calcium; Calcium carbonate; Calcium carbonates; Carbonates; Chemical precipitation; Chemical properties; Chemicophysical properties; edaphic factors; Eukaryotes; eukaryotic cells; Geochemistry; Geotechnical engineering; Geotechnology; microbially induced carbonate precipitation; Microorganisms; Momentum; Raw materials; Soil; Soil engineering; Soil environment; Soil improvement; Soil mechanics; Soil properties; Soils; ureolysis

For a long time in the practice of geotechnical engineering, soil has been viewed as an inert material, comprising only inorganic phases. However, microorganisms including bacteria, archaea and eukaryotes are ubiquitous in soil and have the capacity and capability to alter bio‐geochemical processes...