Chemo-hydrodynamic patterns and instabilities

A De Wit - Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, 2020 - annualreviews.org
By modifying a physical property of a solution like its density or viscosity, chemical reactions
can modify and even trigger convective flows. These flows in turn affect the spatiotemporal …

Convective dissolution of CO2 in saline aquifers: Progress in modeling and experiments

H Emami-Meybodi, H Hassanzadeh, CP Green… - International Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
The dissolution of carbon dioxide (CO 2) in deep saline aquifer water is recognized as one
of the fundamental mechanisms in the subsurface for storing significant quantities of CO 2 …

Chemo-hydrodynamic patterns in porous media

A De Wit - … Transactions of the Royal Society A …, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Chemical reactions can interplay with hydrodynamic flows to generate chemo-hydrodynamic
instabilities affecting the spatio-temporal evolution of the concentration of the chemicals. We …

convective dissolution in a three-dimensional granular porous medium: An experimental study

C Brouzet, Y Méheust, P Meunier - Physical Review Fluids, 2022 - APS
Geological storage of CO 2 in deep saline aquifers is a promising measure to mitigate global
warming by reducing the concentration of this greenhouse gas in the atmosphere. When CO …

Convective dissolution of CO2 in water and salt solutions

C Thomas, S Dehaeck, A De Wit - International Journal of Greenhouse Gas …, 2018 - Elsevier
Dissolution of CO 2 into saline aquifers can lead to the development of buoyancy-driven
convection in the brine which enhances the efficiency of CO 2 transfer. We analyze here …

Scalings of Rayleigh-Taylor instability at large viscosity contrasts in porous media

N Sabet, H Hassanzadeh, A De Wit, J Abedi - Physical review letters, 2021 - APS
The scalings of the Rayleigh-Taylor instability are studied numerically for porous media
flows when the denser fluid lying on top of the less dense one is also much more viscous …

Experimental Investigation of CO2-Induced Silica Gel as the Water Blocking Grout Effect of Aquifer Ions

I Ngo, L Ma, J Zhai, Y Wang, T Wei, Y Ni - ACS omega, 2022 - ACS Publications
This study aimed to prevent water flow in microcracks and simultaneously achieve CO2
capture during grouting (CCG). Using sodium silicate (SS) as the primary material, the …

Convective dissolution of CO2 in reactive alkaline solutions: Active role of spectator ions

C Thomas, V Loodts, L Rongy, A De Wit - International Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Upon dissolution of carbon dioxide (CO 2) into deep saline aquifers, various chemical
reactions are likely to take place between dissolved CO 2 and reactants dissolved in the …

Simulation of Rayleigh convection during dichloromethane absorption by water using lattice Boltzmann method

R Xiao, K Chao, J Liu, L Wang, M Chen, X Zhu… - Process Safety and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Developing dichloromethane (DCM) waste gas purification and absorption technology is
consistent with the demand of the circular economy and contributes to the goals of achieving …

Fundamental investigation of reactive-convective transport: Implications for long-term carbon dioxide (CO2) sequestration

MF Shahriar, A Khanal - International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 2023 - Elsevier
The density-driven convection coupled with chemical reaction is the preferred mechanism
for permanently storing CO 2 in saline aquifers. This study uses a 2D visual Hele-Shaw cell …