The dynamic nature of crystal growth in pores

Godinho, Jose R.  A.; Gerke, Kirill M.; Stack, Andrew G.; Lee, Peter D.

doi:10.1038/srep33086

Title: The dynamic nature of crystal growth in pores

Journal Article · Mon Sep 12 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · Scientific Reports

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/srep33086· OSTI ID:1325481

Godinho, Jose R. A. ^[1]; Gerke, Kirill M. ^[2]; Stack, Andrew G. ^[3]; Lee, Peter D. ^[4]

Univ. of Manchester (United Kingdom); Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), Oxford (United Kingdom). Rutherford Appleton Lab.; Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Chemical Sciences Division
Univ. of Melbourne (Australia). Dept. of Infrastructure Engineering; CSIRO Land and Water, Glen Osmond, SA (Australia); Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), Moscow (Russian Federation). Inst. of Physics of the Earth
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Chemical Sciences Division
Univ. of Manchester (United Kingdom); Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), Oxford (United Kingdom). Rutherford Appleton Lab.

We report that the kinetics of crystal growth in porous media controls a variety of natural processes such as ore genesis and crystallization induced fracturing that can trigger earthquakes and weathering, as well as, sequestration of CO₂ and toxic metals into geological formations. Progress on understanding those processes has been limited by experimental difficulties of dynamically studying the reactive surface area and permeability during pore occlusion. Here, we show that these variables cause a time-dependency of barite growth rates in microporous silica. The rate is approximately constant and similar to that observed on free surfaces if fast flow velocities predominate and if the time-dependent reactive surface area is accounted for. As the narrower flow paths clog, local flow velocities decrease, which causes the progressive slowing of growth rates. We conclude that mineral growth in a microporous media can be estimated based on free surface studies when a) the growth rate is normalized to the time-dependent surface area of the growing crystals, and b) the local flow velocities are above the limit at which growth is transport-limited. Lastly, accounting for the dynamic relation between microstructure, flow velocity and growth rate is shown to be crucial towards understanding and predicting precipitation in porous rocks.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); National Science Foundation (NSF); Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC); Russell Sage Foundation (RSF)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725; EAR-1128799; FG02-94ER14466; AC02-06CH11357; 14-17-00658; RFBR 15-34-20989

OSTI ID:: 1325481

Journal Information:: Scientific Reports, Vol. 6; ISSN 2045-2322

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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