Colloid transport through saturated sand columns: Influence of physical and chemical surface properties on deposition

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 316, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 142-150

  Shani, Christiane ^a   Weisbrod, Noam ^a   Yakirevich, Alexander ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Colloid transport; Electrostatic interaction free energy; Grain size distribution; Natural porous media; Saturated flow

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; FREE ENERGY; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MICROSPHERES; POROUS MATERIALS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY;

COLLOID TRANSPORT; ELECTROSTATIC INTERACTION FREE ENERGY; SATURATED FLOW;

COLLOIDS;

MICROSPHERE;

ARTICLE; COLLOID; DUST; ELECTRICITY; GRAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAND; SURFACE PROPERTY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 38649094844     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2007.08.047     Document Type: Article

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