Reactive flow through porous media by micro-imaging

The purpose of this proposal is to carry out a fundamental study on the influence of pore structure on reactive flow in porous media. The aim is to develop an understanding of coupled reactive transport effecting spatially distributed micro-environments on the pore-scale, giving rise to heterogeneity in reaction rates. A key feature of the study is the combination of the characterisation of realistic rock microstructure by high resolution dynamic X-ray CT imaging with NMR micro-imaging and dynamic NMR spectral methods as well as numerical pore-scale modelling of reactive flow.