PMID- 37128499 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20230517 IS - 1866-6280 (Print) IS - 1866-6299 (Electronic) IS - 1866-6280 (Linking) VI - 82 IP - 9 DP - 2023 TI - Microbial‑induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) technology: a review on the fundamentals and engineering applications. PG - 229 LID - 10.1007/s12665-023-10899-y [doi] LID - 229 AB - The microbial‑induced carbonate precipitation (MICP), as an emerging biomineralization technology mediated by specific bacteria, has been a popular research focus for scientists and engineers through the previous two decades as an interdisciplinary approach. It provides cutting-edge solutions for various engineering problems emerging in the context of frequent and intense human activities. This paper is aimed at reviewing the fundaments and engineering applications of the MICP technology through existing studies, covering realistic need in geotechnical engineering, construction materials, hydraulic engineering, geological engineering, and environmental engineering. It adds a new perspective on the feasibility and difficulty for field practice. Analysis and discussion within different parts are generally carried out based on specific considerations in each field. MICP may bring comprehensive improvement of static and dynamic characteristics of geomaterials, thus enhancing their bearing capacity and resisting liquefication. It helps produce eco-friendly and durable building materials. MICP is a promising and cost-efficient technology in preserving water resources and subsurface fluid leakage. Piping, internal erosion and surface erosion could also be addressed by this technology. MICP has been proved suitable for stabilizing soils and shows promise in dealing with problematic soils like bentonite and expansive soils. It is also envisaged that this technology may be used to mitigate against impacts of geological hazards such as liquefaction associated with earthquakes. Moreover, global environment issues including fugitive dust, contaminated soil and climate change problems are assumed to be palliated or even removed via the positive effects of this technology. Bioaugmentation, biostimulation, and enzymatic approach are three feasible paths for MICP. Decision makers should choose a compatible, efficient and economical way among them and develop an on-site solution based on engineering conditions. To further decrease the cost and energy consumption of the MICP technology, it is reasonable to make full use of industrial by-products or wastes and non-sterilized media. The prospective direction of this technology is to make construction more intelligent without human intervention, such as autogenous healing. To reach this destination, MICP could be coupled with other techniques like encapsulation and ductile fibers. MICP is undoubtfully a mainstream engineering technology for the future, while ecological balance, environmental impact and industrial applicability should still be cautiously treated in its real practice. CI - (c) The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2023, Springer Nature or its licensor (e.g. a society or other partner) holds exclusive rights to this article under a publishing agreement with the author(s) or other rightsholder(s); author self-archiving of the accepted manuscript version of this article is solely governed by the terms of such publishing agreement and applicable law. FAU - Zhang, Kuan AU - Zhang K AD - School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing University, 163 Xianlin Avenue, Nanjing, 210023 China. GRID: grid.41156.37. ISNI: 0000 0001 2314 964X FAU - Tang, Chao-Sheng AU - Tang CS AD - School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing University, 163 Xianlin Avenue, Nanjing, 210023 China. GRID: grid.41156.37. ISNI: 0000 0001 2314 964X FAU - Jiang, Ning-Jun AU - Jiang NJ AD - Institute of Geotechnical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189 China. GRID: grid.263826.b. ISNI: 0000 0004 1761 0489 FAU - Pan, Xiao-Hua AU - Pan XH AD - School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing University, 163 Xianlin Avenue, Nanjing, 210023 China. GRID: grid.41156.37. ISNI: 0000 0001 2314 964X FAU - Liu, Bo AU - Liu B AD - School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing University, 163 Xianlin Avenue, Nanjing, 210023 China. GRID: grid.41156.37. ISNI: 0000 0001 2314 964X FAU - Wang, Yi-Jie AU - Wang YJ AD - Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Hawaii, Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96822 USA. GRID: grid.410445.0. ISNI: 0000 0001 2188 0957 FAU - Shi, Bin AU - Shi B AD - School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing University, 163 Xianlin Avenue, Nanjing, 210023 China. GRID: grid.41156.37. ISNI: 0000 0001 2314 964X LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20230426 PL - Germany TA - Environ Earth Sci JT - Environmental earth sciences JID - 101636710 PMC - PMC10131530 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Biogeotechnical engineering OT - Biomineralization OT - Calcium carbonate OT - Engineering application OT - MICP OT - Microbial‑induced carbonate precipitation COIS- Conflict of interestThe authors declare that they have no competing interests. EDAT- 2023/05/02 06:41 MHDA- 2023/05/02 06:42 PMCR- 2023/04/26 CRDT- 2023/05/02 01:58 PHST- 2022/06/29 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/04/08 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/05/02 06:42 [medline] PHST- 2023/05/02 06:41 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/05/02 01:58 [entrez] PHST- 2023/04/26 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10899 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s12665-023-10899-y [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Environ Earth Sci. 2023;82(9):229. doi: 10.1007/s12665-023-10899-y. Epub 2023 Apr 26.