화학공학소재연구정보센터
Langmuir, Vol.11, No.3, 801-812, 1995
Dynamics of Colloid Deposition in Porous-Media - Blocking Based on Random Sequential Adsorption
An improved theoretical model is presented for quantifying the dynamics of colloid deposition in granular porous media. The model characterizes the transient aspects of irreversible particle deposition onto spherical collector surfaces where repulsive electrostatic forces between colloidal particles limit deposition to monolayer coverage. The transient deposition rate normally associated with particle deposition is depicted in the model by a dynamic blocking function derived from random sequential adsorption (RSA) mechanics. The RSA blacking function has a nonlinear power law dependence on surface coverage, in contrast to the linear Langmuirian blocking function used in previous dynamic deposition models for porous media. A technique involving the calculation of the jamming limit from experimental particle breakthrough curves is utilized for determining the excluded area parameter, an integral component of the dynamic blocking function. Parameter estimation and curve fitting techniques are not required by the model as all parameter values are calculated a priori using available theoretical principles. Parameter values are incorporated into the theoretical model to produce theoretical particle breakthrough curves based on both RSA and Langmuirian dynamic blocking functions. A comparison of theoretical results with experimental particle breakthrough curves demonstrates the utility of RSA mechanics as a means of describing particle blocking dynamics associated with colloid deposition in granular porous media.