Dissolution experiments on dolerite quarry fines at low liquid to solid ratio: a source of calcium for MICP

Carla C. Casas; Carl J. Schaschke; Joseph C. Akunna; M. Ehsan Jorat

doi:10.1680/jenge.19.00067

Dissolution experiments on dolerite quarry fines at low liquid to solid ratio: a source of calcium for MICP

Carla C. Casas^*
, Carl J. Schaschke
, Joseph C. Akunna
, M. Ehsan Jorat

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Microbially induced calcite precipitation (MICP) is an emerging soil stabilisation technique consisting of the precipitation of the mineral calcite in the soil matrix. The components required for MICP are currently industry end products. In this study, the calcium release and reusability of calcium-rich silicate quarry fines, dolerite, were investigated in closed (batch reactor) and open (permeability test) systems at liquid-to-solid (L/S) mass ratios ≤ 1·5 for MICP applications. The large specific surface area and reactive surface area accelerated calcium release, achieving calcium concentrations between 10 and 23 mM for different settings. Dissolution in the batch reactor resulted in increased silt (<0·006 mm) and clay fractions. X-ray fluorescence analysis indicated no significant depletion of calcium in the dolerite after dissolution. The study showed that dolerite quarry fines dissolution in distilled water at low L/S ratios is a rich source of calcium for MICP applications.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	331-339
Number of pages	9
Journal	Environmental Geotechnics
Volume	9
Issue number	6
Early online date	25 Sept 2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1680/jenge.19.00067
Publication status	Published - 30 Sept 2022

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Ehsan Jorat
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- Department of Built Environment and Life Sciences - Reader in Geo-environmental Engineering
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