Fluid inertia controls mineral precipitation and clogging in pore to network-scale flows

W Yang, MA Chen, SH Lee, PK Kang - Proceedings of the National …, 2024 - pnas.org
Mineral precipitation caused by fluid mixing presents complex control and predictability
challenges in a variety of natural and engineering processes, including carbon …

Anisotropy of barite during crystal growth and the uptake of radium

S Rudin, PM Kowalski, M Klinkenberg… - Crystal Growth & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The role of Ba2+ kink-site nucleation and step growth for the kinetics of anisotropic barite-
(001) growth and Ra2+ kink-site nucleation for the activation energy of Ra uptake into the …

A radiochemical lab-on-a-chip paired with computer vision to unlock the crystallization kinetics of (Ba,Ra)SO4

J Poonoosamy, A Kaspor, C Schreinemachers… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract (Ra, Ba) SO4 solid solutions are commonly encountered as problematic scales in
subsurface energy-related applications, eg, geothermal systems, hydraulic fracturing …

Controls of the Nucleation Rate and Advection Rate on Barite Precipitation in Fractured Porous Media

QR Jiang, R Hu, H Deng, B Ling, Z Yang, YF Chen - Langmuir, 2025 - ACS Publications
Mineral precipitation is ubiquitous in natural and engineered environments, such as carbon
mineralization, contaminant remediation, and oil recovery in unconventional reservoirs. The …

Experimental analyses of pore‐size dependent biomineralization in porous media under various flow rate and bacterial density scenarios

Z Yang, Z Dou, A Guadagnini, X Li… - Water Resources …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
We document results of a set of laboratory experiments aimed at exploring impacts of
injection rate and bacterial density on biomineralization across water‐saturated porous …

[HTML][HTML] Coupling of porosity and diffusive transport in highly reactive systems: open issues of reactive transport modelling

A Jenni, T Gimmi, U Mäder - Applied Geochemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
Mineral precipitation at interfaces between contrasting materials and porewaters decreases
the local porosity and consequently reduces transport across the interface. The near-field of …

Effect of Solution Stoichiometry on BaSO4 Crystallization from Turbidity Measurements and Modeling

VFD Peters, A Baken, S Seepma… - Industrial & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The impact of solution stoichiometry on the nucleation and growth of BaSO4 was studied by
measuring solution transmittance and subsequent fitting to a crystallization model. Our …

Mineral Precipitation and Geometry Alteration in Porous Structures: How to Upscale Variations in Permeability–Porosity Relationship?

M Masoudi, M Nooraiepour, H Deng… - Energy & Fuels, 2024 - ACS Publications
Porous materials in natural and engineered environments are subject to morphological
changes resulting from interacting chemical and physical processes. The intricate nature of …