Solute mixing regulates heterogeneity of mineral precipitation in porous media

Cil, Mehmet B.; Xie, Minwei; Packman, Aaron I.; Buscarnera, Giuseppe

doi:10.1002/2017GL073999

Title: Solute mixing regulates heterogeneity of mineral precipitation in porous media

Journal Article · Tue Jun 20 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · Geophysical Research Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/2017GL073999· OSTI ID:1473894

Cil, Mehmet B. ^[1]; Xie, Minwei ^[2];

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Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States). Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Hong Kong Univ. of Science and Technology (HKUST), Shenzhen (China). Marine Environmental Lab. and Shenzhen Research Inst.

Here, synchrotron X-ray microtomography was used to track the spatiotemporal evolution of mineral precipitation and the consequent alteration of the pore structure. Column experiments were conducted by injecting CaCl₂ and NaHCO₃ solutions into granular porous media either as a premixed supersaturated solution (external mixing) or as separate solutions that mixed within the specimen (internal mixing). The two mixing modes produced distinct mineral growth patterns. While internal mixing promoted transverse heterogeneity with precipitation at the mixing zone, external mixing favored relatively homogeneous precipitation along the flow direction. The impact of precipitation on pore water flow and permeability was assessed via 3-D flow simulations, which indicated anisotropic permeability evolution for both mixing modes. Under both mixing modes, precipitation decreased the median pore size and increased the skewness of the pore size distribution. Such similar pore-scale evolution patterns suggest that the clogging of individual pores depends primarily on local supersaturation state and pore geometry.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Chicago, IL (United States); Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Chemical Sciences, Geosciences, and Biosciences Division; National Science Foundation (NSF)

Grant/Contract Number:: FG02-94ER14466; CMMI‐1351534; EAR‐1128799; AC02‐06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1473894

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1390368

Journal Information:: Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 44, Issue 13; ISSN 0094-8276

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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