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ArticleScientific reports2021

A sample cell for the study of enzyme-induced carbonate precipitation at the grain-scale and its implications for biocementation.

Jennifer Zehner, Anja Røyne, Pawel Sikorski

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jennifer ZehnerDepartment of Physics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway. jennifer.s.zehner@ntnu.no.
Anja RøyneThe Njord Centre, Department of Physics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Pawel SikorskiDepartment of Physics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
Norwegian University of Science and Technology · NOUniversity of Oslo · NO

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Biocementation is commonly based on microbial-induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) or enzyme-induced carbonate precipitation (EICP), where biomineralization of [Formula: see text] in a granular medium is used to produce a sustainable, consolidated porous material. The successful implementation of biocementation in large-scale applications requires detailed knowledge about the micro-scale processes of [Formula: see text] precipitation and grain consolidation. For this purpose, we present a microscopy sample cell that enables real time and in situ observations of the precipitation of [Formula: see text] in the presence of sand grains and calcite seeds. In this study, the sample cell is used in combination with confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) which allows the monitoring in situ of local pH during the reaction. The sample cell can be disassembled at the end of the experiment, so that the precipitated crystals can be characterized with Raman microspectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) without disturbing the sample. The combination of the real time and in situ monitoring of the precipitation process with the possibility to characterize the precipitated crystals without further sample processing, offers a powerful tool for knowledge-based improvements of biocementation.

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PMCPMC8249643
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