State-of-the-art review of soil erosion control by MICP and EICP techniques: Problems, applications, and prospects

Yong Wang; Xiaohao Sun; Linchang Miao; Hengxing Wang; Linyu Wu; Wenbo Shi; Satoru Kawasaki

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.169016

State-of-the-art review of soil erosion control by MICP and EICP techniques: Problems, applications, and prospects

Sci Total Environ. 2024 Feb 20:912:169016. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.169016. Epub 2023 Dec 1.

Authors

Yong Wang¹, Xiaohao Sun², Linchang Miao³, Hengxing Wang⁴, Linyu Wu⁵, Wenbo Shi⁶, Satoru Kawasaki⁷

Affiliations

¹ Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China. Electronic address: ryan-yong.wang@polyu.edu.hk.
² Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China. Electronic address: xiaohsun@polyu.edu.hk.
³ Institute of Geotechnical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, Jiangsu, China. Electronic address: Lc.miao@seu.edu.cn.
⁴ Institute of Geotechnical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, Jiangsu, China. Electronic address: 230198266@seu.edu.cn.
⁵ School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan 430023, Hubei, China. Electronic address: 22113073@whpu.edu.cn.
⁶ School of Intelligent Transportation, Xuchang University, Xuchang 461000, Henan, China.
⁷ Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-8628, Japan. Electronic address: kawasaki@geo-er.eng.hokudai.ac.jp.

PMID: 38043825
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.169016

Abstract

In recent years, the application of microbially induced calcite precipitation (MICP) and enzyme-induced carbonate precipitation (EICP) techniques have been extensively studied to mitigate soil erosion, yielding substantial achievements in this regard. This paper presents a comprehensive review of the recent progress in erosion control by MICP and EICP techniques. To further discuss the effectiveness of erosion mitigation in-depth, the estimation methods and characterization of erosion resistance were initially compiled. Moreover, factors affecting the erosion resistance of MICP/EICP-treated soil were expounded, spanning from soil properties to treatment protocols and environmental conditions. The development of optimization and upscaling in erosion mitigation via MICP/EICP was also included in this review. In addition, this review discussed the limitations and correspondingly proposed prospective applications of erosion control via the MICP/EICP approach. The current review presents up-to-date information on the research activities for improving erosion resistance by MICP/EICP, aiming at providing insights for interdisciplinary researchers and guidance for promoting this method to further applications in erosion mitigation.

Keywords: EICP; Factors to improve resistance; MICP; Prospective applications; Soil erosion.

Publication types

Review