Microbially induced calcite precipitation using Bacillus velezensis with guar gum.

ABSTRACT: Mineral precipitation via microbial activity is a well-known process with applications in various fields. This relevance of microbially induced calcite precipitation (MICP) has pushed researchers to explore various naturally occurring MICP capable bacterial strains. The present study was performed to explore the efficiency of microbially induced calcite precipitation (MICP) via locally isolated bacterial strains and role of guar gum, which is a naturally occurring polymer, on the MICP process. The strains were isolated from local soil and screened for urease activity Further, the urease positive strain was subjected to urea and calcium chloride based medium to investigate the efficacy of isolated strain for microbial induced precipitation. Among screened isolates, the soil bacterium that s

SUBMITTER: Dikshit R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7423064 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature