Kinetics of calcite precipitation by ureolytic bacteria under aerobic and anaerobic conditions

Mitchell, Andrew C.; Espinosa-Ortiz, Erika J.; Parks, Stacy L.; Phillips, Adrienne J.; Cunningham, Alfred B.; Gerlach, Robin

doi:10.5194/bg-16-2147-2019

Title: Kinetics of calcite precipitation by ureolytic bacteria under aerobic and anaerobic conditions

Journal Article · Thu May 23 00:00:00 EDT 2019 · Biogeosciences (Online)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-2147-2019· OSTI ID:1614106

Mitchell, Andrew C. ^[1]; Espinosa-Ortiz, Erika J. ^[2]; Parks, Stacy L. ^[2]; Phillips, Adrienne J. ^[2]; Cunningham, Alfred B. ^[2];

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Aberystwyth Univ. (United Kingdom); Montana State Univ., Bozeman, MT (United States)
Montana State Univ., Bozeman, MT (United States)

The kinetics of urea hydrolysis (ureolysis) and induced calcium carbonate(CaCO₃) precipitation for engineering use in the subsurface was investigated under aerobic conditions using Sporosarcina pasteurii (ATCC strain 11859) as well as Bacillus sphaericus strains 21776 and 21787. All bacterial strains showed ureolytic activity inducing CaCO₃ precipitation aerobically. Rate constants not normalized to biomass demonstrated slightly higher-rate coefficients for both ureolysis (k_urea) and CaCO₃ precipitation (k_precip) for B. sphaericus 21776 (k_urea=0.10±0.03 h^-1, k_precip=0.60±0.34 h^-1) compared to S. pasteurii (k_urea=0.07±0.02 h^-1, k_precip=0.25±0.02 h^-1), though these differences were not statistically significantly different. B. sphaericus 21787 showed little ureolytic activity but was still capable of inducing some CaCO₃ precipitation. Cell growth appeared to be inhibited during the period of CaCO₃ precipitation. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images suggest this is due to the encasement of cells and was reflected in lower k_urea values observed in the presence of dissolved Ca. However, biomass regrowth could be observed after CaCO₃ precipitation ceased, which suggests that ureolysis-induced CaCO₃ precipitation is not necessarily lethal for the entire population. The kinetics of ureolysis and CaCO₃ precipitation with S. pasteurii was further analyzed under anaerobic conditions. Rate coefficients obtained in anaerobic environments were comparable to those under aerobic conditions; however, no cell growth was observed under anaerobic conditions with $$NO_3^-,SO_4^{2-}$$ or Fe³⁺ as potential terminal electron acceptors. These data suggest that the initial rates of ureolysis and ureolysis-induced CaCO₃ precipitation are not significantly affected by the absence of oxygen but that long-term ureolytic activity might require the addition of suitable electron acceptors. Variations in the ureolytic capabilities and associated rates of CaCO₃ precipitation between strains must be fully considered in subsurface engineering strategies that utilize microbial amendments.

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Research Organization:: Montana State Univ., Bozeman, MT (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE); European Union Marie-Curie Reintegration Grant; National Science Foundation (NSF)

Grant/Contract Number:: FC26-04NT42262; FE0004478; FE0009599; FG02-08ER46527; FG02-09ER64758; 277005; DMS-0934696; W911NF0510255

OSTI ID:: 1614106

Journal Information:: Biogeosciences (Online), Vol. 16, Issue 10; ISSN 1726-4189

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