Zeta potential in porous rocks in contact with monovalent and divalent electrolyte aqueous solutions

Geophysics ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 81 (4) ◽  
pp. D303-D314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luong Duy Thanh ◽  
Rudolf Sprik
Keyword(s):  
Zeta Potential ◽  
Streaming Potential ◽  
Shear Plane ◽  
Theoretical Models ◽  
Porous Rocks ◽  
Electrokinetic Phenomena ◽  
Reservoir Rocks ◽  
Partially Saturated ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Stern Potential

Electrokinetic phenomena are the result of a coupling between a fluid flow and an electric current flow in porous rocks. The zeta potential is an important parameter that influences the electrokinetic coupling. Most reservoir rocks are saturated or partially saturated by natural water containing various types of ions. Therefore, it is important to understand how the zeta potential and therefore the electric double layer (EDL) behave for different types of ions or electrolytes. Types of electrolytes influence the zeta potential most by affecting the surface charge — by changing the thickness of the EDL and the exact location of the shear plane. To study the dependence of the zeta potential on various electrolytes, we have carried out streaming potential measurements for consolidated rock samples saturated by monovalent and divalent electrolytes. From streaming potential coefficients, the zeta potential is obtained for different systems of electrolytes and rocks. The experimental results of silica-based rocks are then compared with theoretical models. For 1:1 or 1:2 electrolytes, a theoretical model for the zeta potential that has been available in literature is used. For 2:2 or 2:1 electrolytes, we have developed a new model to calculate the Stern potential and the zeta potential. The comparison found that the theoretical models can explain the main behavior of the zeta potential against types of electrolytes and types of silica-based rocks. The results show that the zeta potential for monovalent electrolytes is higher than that for divalent electrolytes. The zeta potential of the silica-based samples is higher than that of the nonsilica-based samples when they are saturated by the same types of electrolyte.

scholarly journals A study on the variation of zeta potential with mineral composition of rocks and types of electrolyte

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-116
Author(s):  
Luong Duy Thanh ◽  
Rudolf Sprik
Keyword(s):  
Porous Media ◽  
Zeta Potential ◽  
Streaming Potential ◽  
Physical Review ◽  
Surface Site ◽  
Porous Rocks ◽  
Geophysical Research ◽  
Potential Coefficient ◽  
Electrokinetic Phenomena ◽  
Site Density

Streaming potential in rocks is the electrical potential developing when an ionic fluid flows through the pores of rocks. The zeta potential is a key parameter of streaming potential and it depends on many parameters such as the mineral composition of rocks, fluid properties, temperature etc. Therefore, the zeta potential is different for various rocks and liquids. In this work, streaming potential measurements are performed for five rock samples saturated with six different monovalent electrolytes. From streaming potential coefficients, the zeta potential is deduced. The experimental results are then explained by a theoretical model. From the model, the surface site density for different rocks and the binding constant for different cations are found and they are in good agreement with those reported in literature. The result also shows that (1) the surface site density of Bentheim sandstone mostly composed of silica is the largest of five rock samples; (2) the binding constant is almost the same for a given cation but it increases in the order KMe(Na+) < KMe(K+) < KMe(Cs+) for a given rock.References Corwin R. F., Hoovert D.B., 1979. The self-potential method in geothermal exploration. Geophysics 44, 226-245. Dove P.M., Rimstidt J.D., 1994. Silica-Water Interactions. Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry 29, 259-308. Glover P.W.J., Walker E., Jackson M., 2012. Streaming-potential coefficient of reservoir rock: A theoretical model. Geophysics, 77, D17-D43. Ishido T. and Mizutani H., 1981. Experimental and theoretical basis of electrokinetic phenomena in rock-water systems and its applications to geophysics. Journal of Geophysical Research, 86, 1763-1775. Jackson M., Butler A., Vinogradov J., 2012. Measurements of spontaneous potential in chalk with application to aquifer characterization in the southern UK: Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology & Hydrogeology, 45, 457-471. Jouniaux L. and T. Ishido, 2012. International Journal of Geophysics. Article ID 286107, 16p. Doi:10.1155/2012/286107. Kim S.S., Kim H.S., Kim S.G., Kim W.S., 2004. Effect of electrolyte additives on sol-precipitated nano silica particles. Ceramics International 30, 171-175. Kirby B.J. and Hasselbrink E.F., 2004. Zeta potential of microfluidic substrates: 1. Theory, experimental techniques, and effects on separations. Electrophoresis, 25, 187-202. Kosmulski M., and Dahlsten D., 2006. High ionic strength electrokinetics of clay minerals. Colloids and Surfaces, A: Physicocemical and Engineering Aspects, 291, 212-218. Lide D.R., 2009, Handbook of chemistry and physics, 90th edition: CRC Press. Luong Duy Thanh, 2014. Electrokinetics in porous media, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Luong Duy Thanh and Sprik R., 2016a. Zeta potential in porous rocks in contact with monovalent and divalent electrolyte aqueous solutions, Geophysics, 81, D303-D314. Luong Duy Thanh and Sprik R., 2016b. Permeability dependence of streaming potential coefficient in porous media. Geophysical Prospecting, 64, 714-725. Luong Duy Thanh and Sprik R., 2016c. Laboratory Measurement of Microstructure Parameters of Porous Rocks. VNU Journal of Science: Mathematics-Physics 32, 22-33. Mizutani H., Ishido T., Yokokura T., Ohnishi S., 1976. Electrokinetic phenomena associated with earthquakes. Geophysical Research Letters, 3, 365-368. Ogilvy A.A., Ayed M.A., Bogoslovsky V.A., 1969. Geophysical studies of water leakage from reservoirs. Geophysical Prospecting, 17, 36-62. Onsager L., 1931. Reciprocal relations in irreversible processes. I. Physical Review, 37, 405-426. Revil A. and Glover P.W.J., 1997. Theory of ionic-surface electrical conduction in porous media. Physical Review B, 55, 1757-1773. Scales P.J., 1990. Electrokinetics of the muscovite mica-aqueous solution interface. Langmuir, 6, 582-589. Behrens S.H. and Grier D.G., 2001. The charge of glass and silica surfaces. The Journal of Chemical Physics, 115, 6716-6721. Stern O., 1924. Zurtheorieder electrolytischendoppelschist. Z. Elektrochem, 30, 508-516. Tchistiakov A.A., 2000. Physico-chemical aspects of clay migration and injectivity decrease of geothermal clastic reservoirs: Proceedings World Geothermal Congress, 3087-3095. Wurmstich B., Morgan F.D., 1994. Modeling of streaming potential responses caused by oil well pumping. Geophysics, 59, 46-56. 

A dynamic Stern layer model to explain high salinity zeta potential measurements on sandstones

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philippe Leroy ◽  
Shuai Li
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Properties ◽  
Zeta Potential ◽  
Water Flow ◽  
High Salinity ◽  
Surface Complexation ◽  
Streaming Potential ◽  
Shear Plane ◽  
Mineral Surface ◽  
Stern Layer ◽  
Counter Ions

&lt;p&gt;Exploring the electrical properties of the mineral-water interface for interpreting geophysical electrical measurements is a very challenging work because of the low specific surface area of minerals such as quartz or calcite. Only few methods exist to probe the properties of the electrical double layer (EDL) compensating the surface charge of minerals. Among them, there is the streaming potential (SP) method where the applied water pressure difference generates a pore water flow displacing the mobile counter-ions in excess in the EDL, hence creating a measurable electrical potential difference, the streaming potential. During SP measurements, the exact position of the shear plane from the mineral surface is not known and it is widely accepted that the shear plane is located between the compact Stern layer and the diffuse layer. In our study, we show that the assumption that there is no water flow in the Stern layer has no physical basis for sandstones in contact with a NaCl electrolyte because water molecules around counter-ions in the Stern layer may have bulk-like properties. Using a basic Stern model to simulate surface complexation reactions and considering water flow in the Stern layer, we reproduced the zeta potential measurements on sandstones over a large salinity range from about 10&lt;sup&gt;-2&lt;/sup&gt; to 5.5 M NaCl. The &amp;#8220;anomalous&amp;#8221; high salinity zeta potential data can not be reproduced by a surface complexation model considering water flow only in the diffuse layer. Our ability to explain these measurements suggests that the shear plane may be located between the mineral surface and the Stern layer, i.e. closer to the surface than previously thought, which may have strong implications for the modelling of the surface electrical properties of the minerals.&lt;/p&gt;

How to use alum with cationic dispersed rosin size

TAPPI Journal ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 331-335 ◽  
Author(s):  
LEBO XU ◽  
JEREMY MYERS ◽  
PETER HART
Keyword(s):  
Zeta Potential ◽  
Colloidal Particles ◽  
Streaming Potential ◽  
Excessive Amount ◽  
Paper Machine ◽  
Optimum Amount ◽  
Potential Measurement ◽  
Streaming Current ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Laboratory Results

Retention of cationic dispersed rosin size was studied via turbidity measurements on stock filtrate with different alum and dispersed rosin size dosages. Stock charge characteristics were analyzed using both an analysis of charge demand determined via a streaming current detector and an evaluation of zeta potential of the fibers by streaming potential measurement. The results indicated that an optimum amount of alum existed such that good sizing retention was maintained throughout a wide range of dispersed rosin size dosages. However, when an excessive amount of alum was used and fines and colloidal particles were transitioned from anionic to cationic, the cationic size retention was reduced. Laboratory results were confirmed with a paper machine trial. All data suggested that a stock charge study was necessary to identify optimal alum dosage for a cationic dispersed rosin sizing program.

Effect of clay colloids on the zeta potential of Fe/Al oxide-coated quartz: a streaming potential study

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (12) ◽  
pp. 2676-2686 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhong-yi Li ◽  
Ren-kou Xu ◽  
Jiu-yu Li ◽  
Zhi-neng Hong
Keyword(s):  
Zeta Potential ◽  
Streaming Potential ◽  
Potential Study ◽  
Al Oxide

The Determination of Electrokinetic Coupling-Coefficient and Zeta Potential of Rock Samples by Electrokinetic Measurements

2012 ◽  
Vol 516-517 ◽  
pp. 1870-1873 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Wang ◽  
Heng Shan Hu
Keyword(s):  
Zeta Potential ◽  
Coupling Coefficient ◽  
Streaming Potential ◽  
Potential Method ◽  
Surface Conductivity ◽  
Reliable Estimate ◽  
Surface Conductance ◽  
Streaming Current ◽  
Low Concentrations

The electrokinetic effects are important in the understanding of electric properties in porous medium. In this study, the streaming potential and streaming current of saturated samples are measured at different concentrations, then three methods are applied to obtain the zeta-potential and electrokinetic coupling coefficient. The study shows that the results obtained from streaming potential and streaming current methods agree well with each other, but the results obtained from simplified streaming potential method become seriously inaccurate at low concentrations due to the influence of surface conductance. This experimental study also provides a reliable estimate of the surface conductivity and its contribution to zeta-potential at given concentrations.

scholarly journals ELECTROKINETIC PHENOMENA

1931 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 563-573 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. A. Abramson ◽  
E. B. Grossman
Keyword(s):  
Streaming Potential ◽  
Experimental Comparison ◽  
Consistent Difference ◽  
Real Difference ◽  
Electrokinetic Phenomena ◽  
Egg Albumin ◽  
Streaming Potentials ◽  
The Difference

1. The conditions are described which are necessary for the comparison of certain types of electrokinetic potentials. An experimental comparison is made of (a) electrophoresis of quartz particles covered with egg albumin; and (b) similar experiments by Briggs on streaming potentials. A slight, consistent, difference is found between the electrophoretic potential and the streaming potential. This difference is probably due to the difference in the protein preparations used rather than to real difference in the electrophoretic and streaming potentials. 2. Data are given which facilitate the measurements and enhance the precision of the estimation of electrical mobilities of microscopic particles.

scholarly journals Relating mass movement with electrical self-potential signals

2018 ◽  
Vol 216 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
T Heinze ◽  
JK Limbrock ◽  
SP Pudasaini ◽  
A Kemna
Keyword(s):  
Mass Movement ◽  
Fluid Pressure ◽  
Streaming Potential ◽  
Electric Signal ◽  
Hydraulic Pressure ◽  
Partially Saturated ◽  
Internal Surfaces ◽  
Partially Saturated Soil ◽  
Electrically Charged ◽  
Self Potential

SUMMARY Landslides present a latent danger to lives and infrastructure worldwide. Often such mass movements are caused by increasing pore pressure. The electrical self-potential (SP) method has been applied in a broad range of monitoring studies. When fluid flow is involved the most relevant source of SP is the streaming potential, caused by the flow of an electrolyte through porous media with electrically charged internal surfaces. We experimentally investigated the SP signal associated with deformation of partially saturated soil. For partly saturated scenarios, we observed an SP signature correlated with the mass movement. In dry experiments, we did not observe any significant change in the electric signal. Results of numerical simulations match with the experimental observations when assuming a local and temporary alteration of the hydraulic pressure due to the sliding mass. Our findings suggest that SP measurements can be used to observe mass movement triggered by fluid pressure variations through the streaming potential.

Zeta potential of particle bilayers on mica: A streaming potential study

2011 ◽  
Vol 360 (1) ◽  
pp. 195-203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Zaucha ◽  
Zbigniew Adamczyk ◽  
Jakub Barbasz
Keyword(s):  
Zeta Potential ◽  
Streaming Potential ◽  
Potential Study
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