Influence of Bacteria Pseudomonas Fluorescens on the Properties of Latvian Clay
Key Engineering Materials 2014
Māris Rundāns, Ingunda Šperberga, Gaida Maruta Sedmale, Dagnija Vecstaudža, Olga Muter

Wide varieties of bacteria are able to produce extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) which are mostly composed of polysaccharides. It is suggested that EPS substances can alter certain clay soil properties due to their ability to adhere to the surface of mineral particles. Most common used microorganisms by the researchers for this purpose are of either genus Bacillus or genus Pseudomonas. In this study growth of bacteria P. fluorescens AM PS11 culture in locally obtained clay is studied for the purpose of establishing their influence on rheological properties of clay. An attempt to evaluate it has been made using FT-IR and XRD. Change in plasticity of clay using Atterberg limits method and coefficient of drying sensitivity has also been determined.


Keywords
Atterberg limits; Clay; P. Fluorescens; Plasticity
DOI
10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.604.208
Hyperlink
http://www.scientific.net/KEM.604.208

Rundāns, M., Šperberga, I., Sedmale, G., Vecstaudža, D., Muter, O. Influence of Bacteria Pseudomonas Fluorescens on the Properties of Latvian Clay. Key Engineering Materials, 2014, Vol.604, pp.208-211. ISSN 1013-9826. Available from: doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.604.208

Publication language
English (en)
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