Journal Article FZJ-2019-05980

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Effects of solution supersaturation on barite precipitation in porous media and consequences on permeability: experiments and modelling

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2020
Elsevier New York, NY [u.a.]

Geochimica et cosmochimica acta 270, 43-60 () [10.1016/j.gca.2019.11.018]

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Abstract: The understanding of porosity evolution in porous media due to mineral reactions and its impact on the transport of fluids and solutes is important, as this is a key factor in the long-term behaviour of underground engineered systems. The implementation of such coupled processes into numerical codes requires a mechanistic understanding of the relevant precipitation/dissolution processes in porous media and model validation with quantitative experiments. In this context, we conducted a series of flow-through column experiments to investigate the effect of supersaturation on barite precipitation mechanisms (e.g. nucleation) and consequential permeability changes. These experiments were modelled using the reactive transport code OpenGeoSys-GEM. Although the Kozeny-Carman equation is widely applied in numerical models describing porosity and permeability changes due to mineral dissolution and precipitation, it distinctively underestimated the permeability changes observed in the experiments. Instead, a porosity-permeability relationship involving a critical porosity at which the permeability decreases significantly had to be considered in the model. Post-mortem characterization (Scanning Electron Microscopy) highlighted the importance of including pore-scale information on passivation processes in order to get a better match between experimental and simulated results.

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  1. Nukleare Entsorgung und Reaktorsicherheit (IEK-6)
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  1. 161 - Nuclear Waste Management (POF3-161) (POF3-161)

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