Continuum-based models and concepts for the transport of nanoparticles in saturated porous media: A state-of-the-science review

P Babakhani, J Bridge, R Doong, T Phenrat - Advances in colloid and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Environmental applications of nanoparticles (NP) increasingly result in widespread NP
distribution within porous media where they are subject to various concurrent transport …

A review of colloid transport in fractured rocks

W Zhang, X Tang, N Weisbrod, Z Guan - Journal of Mountain Science, 2012 - Springer
Recent recognition of colloid and colloida-ssociated transport of strongly sorbing
contaminants in fractured rocks highlights the importance of exploring the transport behavior …

Effect of gravity on colloid transport through water-saturated columns packed with glass beads: modeling and experiments

CV Chrysikopoulos, VI Syngouna - Environmental science & …, 2014 - ACS Publications
The role of gravitational force on colloid transport in water-saturated columns packed with
glass beads was investigated. Transport experiments were performed with colloids (clays …

Transport of colloids in saturated porous media: A pore‐scale observation of the size exclusion effect and colloid acceleration

S Sirivithayapakorn, A Keller - Water Resources Research, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
We present experimental evidence of the effect of colloid exclusion from areas of small
aperture sizes, using direct observations at the pore‐scale using a realistic micromodel of …

Colloid particle size‐dependent dispersivity

CV Chrysikopoulos… - Water Resources …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Laboratory and field studies have demonstrated that dispersion coefficients evaluated by
fitting advection‐dispersion transport models to nonreactive tracer breakthrough curves do …

In situ measurements of dynamic bacteria transport and attachment in heterogeneous sand-packed columns

V Le, S Thompson, E Roden… - Environmental Science & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Prevention, mitigation, and regulation of bacterial contaminants in groundwater require a
fundamental understanding of the mechanisms of transport and attachment in complex …

Cotransport of Pseudomonas putida and kaolinite particles through water‐saturated columns packed with glass beads

IA Vasiliadou… - Water Resources Research, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
This study is focused on Pseudomonas putida bacteria transport in porous media in the
presence of suspended kaolinite clay particles. Experiments were performed with bacteria …

Nanoparticles and their influence on radionuclide mobility in deep geological formations

T Schäfer, F Huber, H Seher, T Missana, U Alonso… - Applied …, 2012 - Elsevier
This article gives an overview of the current status of knowledge concerning the role of
nanoparticles (inorganic and organic) in deep geological host rocks and the potential …

Effective velocity and effective dispersion coefficient for finite-sized particles flowing in a uniform fracture

SC James, CV Chrysikopoulos - Journal of colloid and interface science, 2003 - Elsevier
In this work we derive expressions for the effective velocity and effective dispersion
coefficient for finite-sized spherical particles with neutral buoyancy flowing within a water …

Fate and transport of pathogens in a fractured aquifer in the Salento area, Italy

C Masciopinto, R La Mantia… - Water Resources …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
This study investigates the fate and transport of pathogens introduced by artificial
groundwater recharge at the Nardò fractured aquifer in the Salento area, Italy. Wastewater …