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Published on: July 28, 2008
Influence of the Stern layer on electrokinetic phenomena in porous media
A K Gupta1, D Coelho, P M Adler
1UPMC Sisyphe, Boîte 105, 4 place Jussieu, 75252 Paris cedex 05, France.
Abstract:
The Stern layer has been included in the description of electrolytes in a charged porous medium, with possibly large zeta potentials. The surface charge density, the conductivity, and the electroosmotic coupling coefficient are calculated for various porous structures and various physico-chemical conditions. The saturation of the Stern layer is analyzed, as well as its consequences for the macroscopic properties of the medium. The discontinuous character of the solid interface has an important influence on the macroscopic conductivity and the electroosmotic coefficient.
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