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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| author | Sandra Patricia Chaparro-Acuña Mónica Liliana Becerra-Jiménez José Jobanny Martínez-Zambrano Hugo Alfonso Rojas-Sarmiento |
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| description | 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 urease, calcium carbonate crystals formed, and factors that affect the efficiency of MICP, as type of bacteria, bacterial cell concentrations, pH, temperature and calcium and urea concentrations. In addition, applications as removal of heavy metals in water, bioconsolidation, biocement and CO2 sequestration are also discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2e51242e7931406d90a23a675af72e9f2025-08-20T03:49:16ZengUniversidad Nacional de ColombiaActa Agronómica0120-28122323-01182018-04-0167227728810.15446/acag.v67n2.6610946692Soil bacteria that precipitate calcium carbonate: mechanism and applications of the processSandra Patricia Chaparro-Acuña0Mónica Liliana Becerra-Jiménez1José Jobanny Martínez-Zambrano2Hugo Alfonso Rojas-Sarmiento3Research Group on Catalysis. Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia. Tunja-Boyacá, ColombiaResearch Group on Catalysis. Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia. Tunja-Boyacá, ColombiaResearch Group on Catalysis. Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia. Tunja-Boyacá, ColombiaResearch Group on Catalysis. Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia. Tunja-Boyacá, ColombiaBacteria 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 urease, calcium carbonate crystals formed, and factors that affect the efficiency of MICP, as type of bacteria, bacterial cell concentrations, pH, temperature and calcium and urea concentrations. In addition, applications as removal of heavy metals in water, bioconsolidation, biocement and CO2 sequestration are also discussed.https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/acta_agronomica/article/view/66109BiomineralizationBacillusureasecarbonatesheavy metalsbioconsolidationbiocementation |
| spellingShingle | Sandra Patricia Chaparro-Acuña Mónica Liliana Becerra-Jiménez José Jobanny Martínez-Zambrano Hugo Alfonso Rojas-Sarmiento Soil bacteria that precipitate calcium carbonate: mechanism and applications of the process Acta Agronómica Biomineralization Bacillus urease carbonates heavy metals bioconsolidation biocementation |
| title | Soil bacteria that precipitate calcium carbonate: mechanism and applications of the process |
| title_full | Soil bacteria that precipitate calcium carbonate: mechanism and applications of the process |
| title_fullStr | Soil bacteria that precipitate calcium carbonate: mechanism and applications of the process |
| title_full_unstemmed | Soil bacteria that precipitate calcium carbonate: mechanism and applications of the process |
| title_short | Soil bacteria that precipitate calcium carbonate: mechanism and applications of the process |
| title_sort | soil bacteria that precipitate calcium carbonate mechanism and applications of the process |
| topic | Biomineralization Bacillus urease carbonates heavy metals bioconsolidation biocementation |
| url | https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/acta_agronomica/article/view/66109 |
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