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The determination of electrokinetic coupling-coefficient and zeta potential of rock samples by electrokinetic measurements

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Abstract

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.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationElectrical Power and Energy Systems
Pages1870-1873
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Event1st International Conference on Energy and Environmental Protection, ICEEP 2012 - Hohhot, China
Duration: 23 Jun 201224 Jun 2012

Publication series

NameAdvanced Materials Research
Volume516-517
ISSN (Print)1022-6680

Conference

Conference1st International Conference on Energy and Environmental Protection, ICEEP 2012
Country/TerritoryChina
CityHohhot
Period23/06/1224/06/12

Keywords

  • Electrokinetic coupling coefficient
  • Streaming current
  • Streaming potential
  • Zeta-potential

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