Experimental effects of surfactants on the production of stromatactis-shaped cavities in artificial carbonate sediments

Bulletin of Geosciences

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 37-50

  Hladil, Jindřich ^a   Koptíková, Leona ^a,b   Růžička, Marek ^c   Kulaviak, Lukáš ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PROCESS FUNDAMENTALS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Carbonate sediments; Experimental sedimentation; Multiphase systems; Pattern formations; Polydisperse particulate systems; Stromatactis; Surfactants; Voids in sediment

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE SEDIMENT; CAVITY; INFILL; MUD MOUND; PARTICULATE MATTER; RHEOLOGY; SEDIMENTATION; SLURRY; SURFACTANT; VOID;

EID: 34547659272     PISSN: 12141119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3140/bull.geosci.2007.01.37     Document Type: Article

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