Effects of mineral spatial distribution on reaction rates in porous media

Water Resources Research

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Li, L ^a   Peters, C A ^b   Celia, M A ^b  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLOW OF WATER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

CONTINUUM MODELS; PORE SCALE NETWORK MODELS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

POROUS MATERIALS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLOW OF WATER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POROUS MATERIALS;

ANORTHITE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; KAOLINITE; MASS TRANSPORT; MINERAL; POROUS MEDIUM; REACTION RATE; SANDSTONE; SCALE EFFECT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 33847647958     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005WR004848     Document Type: Article

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