Research Article

Effects of Montmorillonite on the Mineralization and Cementing Properties of Microbiologically Induced Calcium Carbonate

Table 2

Binding energy data for mineralized samples.

SampleElementBonding energy (eV)Chemical shift (eV)

Mineralized samples without MMTO1s522.87 
Ca2p349.49 
Mineralized samples with MMTO1s520.622.25
Ca2p332.1717.32