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Developing synthetic sandstones using geopolymer binder for constraining coupled processes in porous rocks
- There is a current need for developing improved synthetic porous materials for better constraining the dynamic and coupled processes relevant to the geotechnical use of underground reservoirs. In this study, a low temperature preparation method for making synthetic rocks is presented that uses a geopolymer binder cured at 80 °C based on alkali-activated metakaolin. For the synthesised sandstone, the key rock properties permeability, porosity, compressive strength, and mineralogical composition, are determined and compared against two natural reservoir rocks. In addition, the homogeneity of the material is analysed structurally by micro-computed tomography and high-resolution scanning electron microscopy, and chemically by energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. It is shown that simple, homogenous sandstone analogues can be prepared that show permeability-porosity values in the range of porous reservoir rocks. The advance in using geopolymer binders to prepare synthetic sandstones containing thermally sensitive minerals provides materials that can be easily adapted to specific experimental needs. The use of such material in flow-through experiments is expected to help bridge the gap between experimental observations and numerical simulations, leading to a more systematic understanding of the physio-chemical behaviour of porous reservoir rocks.
Author: | Markus Peltz, Laurence Warr, Sina Hale, Philipp Blum |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:gbv:9-opus-106358 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-023-05301-2 |
ISSN: | 2523-3971 |
Parent Title (English): | SN Applied Sciences |
Publisher: | Springer Nature |
Place of publication: | Berlin |
Document Type: | Article |
Language: | English |
Date of first Publication: | 2023/02/19 |
Release Date: | 2024/02/22 |
Tag: | Alkali-activated binder; Benchmark material; Geopolymer; Metakaolin; Reactive transport; Reservoir modelling; Synthetic sandstone |
Volume: | 5 |
Article Number: | 87 |
Page Number: | 13 |
Faculties: | Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Institut für Geographie und Geologie |
Collections: | Artikel aus DFG-gefördertem Publikationsfonds |
Licence (German): | Creative Commons - Namensnennung 4.0 International |