HE Wen-hao, TIAN Wei, YUN Wei, et al. Response surface methodology to optimize the experimental study
of target-activated microbial curing of loess[J]. 2026, 47(2): 659-673.
HE Wen-hao, TIAN Wei, YUN Wei, et al. Response surface methodology to optimize the experimental study
of target-activated microbial curing of loess[J]. 2026, 47(2): 659-673.DOI: 10.16285/j.rsm.2025.0206.
针对传统微生物诱导碳酸钙沉淀(microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation,简称MICP)技术依赖外源菌种、成本高昂及黄土适用性差等问题,本研究在胶结液中引入环保型木质素磺酸钙代替传统钙源,通过单因素与响应面Box- Behnken设计试验优化营养物质酵母提取物(yeastextract,简称YE)、NH4Cl、尿素与钙源浓度,靶向激活土著产脲酶微生物固化黄土,结合生物活性监测、无侧限抗压强度试验、碳酸钙生成量测定、扫描电镜(scanning electron microscope,简称SEM)、X射线衍射(X-ray diffraction,简称XRD)及高通量测序技术,系统揭示固化机制。结果表明:优化后的营养物质浓度为YE浓度1.2 g/L、NH4Cl浓度125 mmol/L、尿素与钙源浓度0.8 mol/L;优化组的脲酶活性、pH值和活菌数在反应120 h时达到峰值,显著促进了碳酸钙的沉积;优化组的无侧限抗压强度、割线模量和碳酸钙含量较空白组(素黄土)分别提高了131.42%、194.32%和734.65%;反应生成的针状/棒状碳酸钙晶体通过填充-桥接-胶结作用显著提升了土体的强度和密实度;优化组中芽孢杆菌目(Bacillales)相对丰度达到93%,土体中微生物群落的丰富程度和组成结构发生了改变。研究结果可为靶向激活技术在黄土地区的工程应用提供参考。To address the limitations of traditional microbiallyinduced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP) technology
including relianceon exogenous bacterial strains
high costs
and poor applicability tofine-grained loess
this study introduces environmentally friendly calciumlignosulfonate into the cement solution instead of the traditional calciumsource
and optimizes concentrations of nutrient yeast extract (YE)
NH4Cl
urea-calcium source through single-factor and response surface Box-Behnkendesign experiments. By targeting the activation of indigenous urease-producingmicroorganisms for loess solidification
we systematically investigate thesolidification mechanisms using bioactivity monitoring
unconfined compressivestrength tests
calcium carbonate quantification
scanning electron microscope (SEM)
X-ray diffraction (XRD) and high-throughput sequencing. The results show that:the optimized nutrient concentrations are 1.2 g/L for YE
125 mmol/L for NH4Cland 0.8 mol/L for urea-calcium source; the urease activity
pH value
and viablebacterial count in the optimized group peak at 120 hours of reaction
significantly promoting calcium carbonate deposition; compared to the controlgroup (untreated loess)
the optimized group exhibits 131.42%
194.32%
and734.65% improvements in unconfined compressive strength
secant modulus
andcalcium carbonate content
respectively; needle/rod-shaped calcium carbonatecrystals formed during the reaction significantly enhance soil strength andcompactness through filling-bridging-cementation effects; the relativeabundance of Bacillales in the optimized group reaches 93%
with notablechanges in microbial community diversity and composition. These findingsprovide a reference for the engineering application of targeted activationtechnology in loess regions.