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Subsurface fluid flow and solute transport are pivotal in addressing pressing energy, environmental, and societal challenges, such as geological CO2 storage. Basaltic rocks have gained prominence as suitable geological substrates for…
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Kinetics of model catalytic processes proceeding on inhomogeneous surfaces is studied. We employ an extended mean-field model that takes into account surface inhomogeneities. The influence of surface diffusion of adsorbent on the kinetics…
We study reactive transport in a stressed porous media, where dissolution of the solid matrix causes two simultaneous, competing effects: pore enlargement (chemical deformation), and pore compaction due to mechanical weakening. A novel,…
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Reactive flows are important part of numerous technical and environmental processes. Often monitoring the flow and species concentrations within the domain is not possible or is expensive, in contrast, outlet concentration is…
We use a density functional approach to calculate the contact angle of the water model on a heterogeneous, graphite-like surface. The surface heterogeneity results from the pre-adsorption of a layer of spherical species. The pre-adsorbed…
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By means of the in situ electrokinetic assessment of aqueous particles in conjunction with the addition of anionic adsorbates, we develop and examine a new approach to the scalable characterization of the specific accessible surface area of…