Colloid transport in unsaturated porous media: The role of water content and ionic strength on particle straining

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 96, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 113-127

  Torkzaban, Saeed ^a   Bradford, Scott A ^b   van Genuchten, Martinus Th ^b   Walker, Sharon L ^a  

^a University of California Riverside   (United States)

^b U S SALINITY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Colloid transport; Deposition; Hydrodynamics; Ionic strength; Straining

Indexed keywords

COLLOID CHEMISTRY; DEPOSITION; FILTRATION; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HYDROPHOBICITY; IONIC STRENGTH; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROSPHERES; PH; PHASE INTERFACES; WATER CONTENT;

AIR-WATER INTERFACES; COLLOID TRANSPORT; SOLID-WATER INTERFACES;

POROUS MATERIALS;

LATEX; MICROSPHERE;

COLLOID CHEMISTRY; DEPOSITION; FILTRATION; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HYDROPHOBICITY; IONIC STRENGTH; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROSPHERES; PH; PHASE INTERFACES; POROUS MATERIALS; WATER CONTENT;

COLLOID; GRAIN SIZE; HYDRODYNAMICS; ION; NUMERICAL MODEL; POREWATER; POROUS MEDIUM; SATURATION; TRANSPORT PROCESS; WATER CONTENT;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHEMISTRY; COLLOID; ENERGY; FILTRATION; GRAIN; HYDROPHILICITY; IONIC STRENGTH; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PH MEASUREMENT; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSPORT KINETICS; VELOCITY; WATER CONTENT;

COLLOIDS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; PARTICLE SIZE; POROSITY; WATER;

EID: 38749149547     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2007.10.006     Document Type: Article

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