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AGRICULTURE, AGROCHEMICAL, FEED PRODUCTION, AGROECOLOGY

METHOD OF STRENGTHENING SAND BY MICROBIOLOGICAL METHOD

Bauyrzhan Zhanatayev 1 , Zina Tukhyshbaeva 1 , Ainur Zhanataeva 2 , Meirzhan Dauletkul 3 , Ayman Toktamysova 4

1 Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University; 2 KSE KEGEN District Hospital on PCV ; 3 Kazakh National Pedagogical University named after Abai; 4 Kazakh-Russian Medical University

doi.org/10.37884/4-2024/18 pp. 182-191 Admitted 22.10.2024 Published 30.12.2024

Abstract

         Cement is not only a building material, but also a material that ensures the preservation of cultural heritage in society. Although thousands of structures using cement concrete are built every year in the world, including cultural heritage and historical monuments, over time concrete is destroyed, becomes unusable and dangerous for humans and animals. Therefore, materials with the ability to self-repair can be used to preserve and restore these structures. The use of urease-active bacteria effectively solves these problems, because if bacteria are used in concrete structures, they continue to live and divide in concrete. Urease promotes the mineralization of calcium carbonate by hydrolysis of urea present in the environment. As a result of urease activity, carbon dioxide is released, bacteria can use urea as a nitrogen source, ammonia increases the pH of the medium, which leads to the formation of a precipitate of Ca2+ and Co3+ Ca2Co3. This unique property makes it particularly suitable for use in the construction industry (concrete structures, plaster mortars, ready-made mixtures, production of refractory elements, bricks).

        Microorganisms were isolated from wastewater and then tested for the ability to hydrolyze urea. According to the test results, 7 isolates were tested, 2 strains with high urease activity were selected from them.

       In this article, the method of bio-cementation of sand is studied. Rainwater erosion tests were carried out to test the strength of the hardened sand. In addition, when examining reinforced sand under the SEM-BCS microscope, it is possible to clearly see the pregnancy of calcium carbonates in the sand.

Biocement, urease resistance, sand, SEM microscope, MICP.

01 Introduction

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