Kinetics of calcium carbonate scaling using observations from glass micromodels

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 18, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 179-187

  Dawe, Richard A ^a   Zhang, Yuping ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calcite; Carbonate; Kinetics; Micromodel; Precipitation; Scaling

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTAL GROWTH; GLASS; NUCLEATION; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PHASE INTERFACES; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMODYNAMICS;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; GLASS MICROMODEL; MICROMODEL;

SCALE (DEPOSITS);

EID: 0031272555     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-4105(97)00017-X     Document Type: Article

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