The Application of Microbial Polymers to Enhance the Strength of the Soil Matrix

本研究的目的是将在原位环境下产生聚合物的细菌应用于强度较低的土壤，以便释放的生物聚合物可以作为土壤颗粒的粘结剂，从而提高土壤的强度。其目标是提供一种成本效益高、环境可接受的就地方法来增加土壤基质的强度。还有可能推广这项技术，将化石能源开采引起的地面沉降风险降至最低。

The objective of this research is to employ polymer-producing bacteria under an in-situ environment to a soil of inferior strength so that the biopolymers released can serve as a binder in soil particles to enhance the soil strength. The goal is to provide a cost-effective, environmentally-acceptable, in-place method to increase the strength of the soil matrix. It could also be possible that this technology can be extended to minimize risks associated with land subsidence due to fossil energy exploitation.