岩土新发现——高原淡水藻类诱导产生碳酸钙

    New discovery in geotechnics: calcium carbonate induced by plateau freshwater algae

    • 摘要: 鉴于高原淡水藻类诱导产生碳酸钙的研究领域尚属探索初期,聚焦于高原独特环境下淡水藻类在岩石表面的生物矿化作用,重点分析了藻类诱导产生的沉积物特性及其力学性质。通过X射线衍射(XRD)试验,确认了该沉积物的主要成分为碳酸钙沉淀。进一步,利用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)观察了碳酸钙的微观结构,并结合点荷载试验和巴西劈裂试验分析了碳酸钙沉积对岩石力学强度(抗压和抗拉强度)的具体影响。研究结果表明,高原淡水藻类具备诱导产生碳酸钙的功能,其诱导产生的碳酸钙沉积具有一定的力学强度,但力学强度弱于其附着的岩石,并揭示了碳酸钙沉积的微观结构特征与其对岩石力学性质影响之间的内在联系。作为一项岩土新发现——高原环境下淡水藻类诱导碳酸钙,可以为理解生物矿化作用在岩石风化、沉积及地质工程稳定性评估中的潜在作用提供了科学依据。

       

      Abstract: Since the research field of calcium carbonate induced by freshwater algae in the plateau is still in the early stage of exploration, this paper focuses on the biological mineralization of freshwater algae on the rock surface under the unique environment of the plateau, and the characteristics and mechanical properties of the sediments induced by algae are analyzed with emphasis. By X-ray diffraction (XRD) test, it is confirmed that the sediment is mainly composed of calcium carbonate precipitation. Furthermore, the microstructure of calcium carbonate is observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and the effect of calcium carbonate deposition on rock mechanical strength (compressive and tensile strength) is analyzed by point load test and Brazil splitting test. The results show that the freshwater algae can induce the production of calcium carbonate, and the induced calcium carbonate deposits have a certain mechanical strength, but the mechanical strength is weaker than that of the rocks attached to them, and the internal relationship between the microstructure characteristics of calcium carbonate deposits and their effects on the mechanical properties of rocks is revealed. As a new geotechnical discovery, calcium carbonate induced by freshwater algae in plateau environment can provide a scientific basis for understanding the potential role of biommineralization in rock weathering, sedimentation and geological engineering stability assessment.

       

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