Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Satoru Kawasaki

Publications

• Research Article
  Effective Use of Plant-Derived Urease in the Field of Geoenvironmental/ Geotechnical Engineering
  Author(s): Dilrukshi RAN and Satoru KawasakiDilrukshi RAN and Satoru Kawasaki
  
  Geotechnical and geo-environmental engineering applications currently being explored through bio mineralization process include cementation of sands to improve mechanical properties and hence, to enhance bearing capacity and liquefaction resistance, sequestration of carbon, soil erosion control via surficial stabilization, groundwater flow control and remediation of soil and groundwater impacted by metals and radionuclides. Bio mediated system broadly refers to a chemical reaction series that are managed and controlled through biological activities and byproducts resulting from those reactions alter the properties of material in the system. Bio mediated methods such as microbial induced calcite precipitation (MICP), biofilm formation, biogas generation and biopolymers have been developed by injecting or stimulating microbes. MICP is the most widely explored method. Microbes having ure.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-784X.1000207

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