Dependence of Pore-to-Core Up-scaled Reaction Rate on Flow Rate in Porous Media

Transport in Porous Media

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 459-473

  Kim, D ^a   Lindquist, W B ^a  

^a Stony Brook University   (United States)

Author keywords

CO2 sequestration; Network flow models; Porous media; Reactive flow; Up scaling

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC CONDITIONS; FLUID VELOCITIES; HIGH-FLOW RATE; NETWORK FLOW MODEL; PORE NETWORKS; POROUS MEDIUM; POWER-LAW DEPENDENCES; RATE LAWS; REACTIVE FLOW; UPSCALING;

BATCH REACTORS; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISSOLUTION; FLOW RATE; KAOLIN; KAOLINITE; MINERALS; POROUS MATERIALS;

REACTION RATES;

ANORTHITE; BIOREACTOR; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DISSOLUTION; HETEROGENEITY; KAOLINITE; PH; POROUS MEDIUM; POWER LAW; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); REACTION RATE; SANDSTONE;

EID: 80053258293     PISSN: 01693913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11242-011-9780-3     Document Type: Article

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