Diffusive flux and pore anisotropy in sedimentary rocks

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• 作者：C.E. Schaefer^a ; ^{charles.schaefer@shawgrp.com} ; R.M. Towne^a ; V. Lazouskaya^b ; M.E. Bishop^c ; H. Dong^c
• 关键词：Diffusion ; Bedrock ; Matrix ; Anisotropy
• 刊名：Journal of Contaminant Hydrology
• 出版年：2012
• 期刊代码：43_01697722
• 类别：env
• 出版时间：1 April, 2012
• 卷：131
• 期：1-4
• 页码：1-8
• 文件大小：995 K

摘要

Diffusion of dissolved contaminants into or from bedrock matrices can have a substantial impact on both the extent and longevity of dissolved contaminant plumes. For layered rocks, bedding orientation can have a significant impact on diffusion. A series of laboratory experiments was performed on minimally disturbed bedrock cores to measure the diffusive flux both parallel and normal to mineral bedding of four different anisotropic sedimentary rocks. Measured effective diffusion coefficients ranged from 4.9 脳 10^鈭?#xA0;8 to 6.5 脳 10^鈭?#xA0;7 cm²/s. Effective diffusion coefficients differed by as great as 10-folds when comparing diffusion normal versus parallel to bedding. Differences in the effective diffusion coefficients corresponded to differences in the 鈥渁pparent鈥?porosity in the orientation of diffusion (determined by determining the fraction of pore cross-sectional area measured using scanning electron microscopy), with the difference in apparent porosity between normal and parallel bedding orientations differing by greater than 2-folds for two of the rocks studied. Existing empirical models failed to provide accurate predictions of the effective diffusion coefficient in either bedding orientation for all four rock types studied, indicating that substantial uncertainty exists when attempting to predict diffusive flux through sedimentary rocks containing mineral bedding. A modified model based on the apparent porosity of the rocks provided a reasonable prediction of the experimental diffusion data.