Method for microbial in-situ treatment and in-situ remediation for the sustainable immobilization of
inorganic pollutants in contaminated waters, surrounding
aquifer areas and zones, and extraction residues by sequencing and controlling activated
natural mineral formation processes, characterized in that a buoyant
reactive material is introduced into the contaminated waters, surrounding
aquifer areas and zones, and extraction residues as bulk material and / or by controlled flushing as a
solid-water mixture via naturally occurring hydraulic connections and / or engineered inlets and outlets with
technical systems and equipment, wherein the
reactive material consists of a buoyant
solid carrier material in the form of a
foam glass substrate made of glass
powder and
blowing agent.with a
silicate coating consisting of
hydrogen-releasing and / or
sulfate-reduction-promoting substances and at least one additive homogeneously embedded in the
silicate coating, and the
silicate coating of the
reactive material stimulates the metabolic processes of autochthonous
sulfate-reducing microorganisms by reducing site-specific and / or supplied
sulfate to
sulfide, and
sulfide formation and gradual
surface oxidation of formed sulfides occur on the floating reactive material through
oxygen present from inflowing
groundwater or through the gradual supply of
oxygen via
technical systems and facilities for the formation of pyrites and iron oxides through gradual
surface oxidation on the floating reactive material, wherein
hydrogen is released at rates of 0.0005 mol / kg*d to 0.0005 mol / kg*d during contact of the reactive material with the polluted waters.0.5 mol / kg*d is released and autotrophic microbial sulfate reduction is stimulated with reduction rates of 0.75 mg / l*d to 70 mg / l*d.