Abstract
To explore the effects of the introduction order of calcium sources and the bacteria-to-calcium ratio on the microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP) product CaCO3 and to achieve the regulation of CaCO3 crystal morphology, the mineralisation products of MICP were compared after combining bacteria and calcium at ratios of 1/9, 2/9, 3/9, 4/9, 5/9, and 6/9. A bacterial solution was combined with a urea solution in two calcium addition modes: calcium-first and calcium-later modes. Finally, under the calcium-first addition method, the output of high-purity vaterite-type CaCO3 was achieved at bacteria-to-calcium ratios of 2/9 and 3/9; under the calcium-later addition method, the output of calcite-type CaCO3 could be stabilised, and the change in the bacteria-to-calcium ratio did not have much effect on its crystalline shape.
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