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La Bella M, Besselink R, Wright JP, Van Driessche AES, Fernandez-Martinez A, Giacobbe C. Hierarchical synchrotron diffraction and imaging study of the calcium sulfate hemihydrate-gypsum transformation. J Appl Crystallogr 2023; 56:660-672. [PMID: 37284277 PMCID: PMC10241062 DOI: 10.1107/s1600576723002881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2022] [Accepted: 03/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/08/2023] Open
Abstract
The mechanism of hydration of calcium sulfate hemihydrate (CaSO4·0.5H2O) to form gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O) was studied by combining scanning 3D X-ray diffraction (s3DXRD) and phase contrast tomography (PCT) to determine in situ the spatial and crystallographic relationship between these two phases. From s3DXRD measurements, the crystallographic structure, orientation and position of the crystalline grains in the sample during the hydration reaction were obtained, while the PCT reconstructions allowed visualization of the 3D shapes of the crystals during the reaction. This multi-scale study unfolds structural and morphological evidence of the dissolution-precipitation process of the gypsum plaster system, providing insights into the reactivity of specific crystallographic facets of the hemihydrate. In this work, epitaxial growth of gypsum crystals on the hemihydrate grains was not observed.
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- Michela La Bella
- European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, 71 Avenue Des Martyrs, Grenoble 38040, France
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Univ. Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS, IRD, IFSTTAR, ISTerre, Grenoble 38000, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Univ. Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS, IRD, IFSTTAR, ISTerre, Grenoble 38000, France
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- European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, 71 Avenue Des Martyrs, Grenoble 38040, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Univ. Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS, IRD, IFSTTAR, ISTerre, Grenoble 38000, France
- Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra (IACT), CSIC-University of Granada, Armilla 18100, Spain
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- European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, 71 Avenue Des Martyrs, Grenoble 38040, France
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Pavuluri S, Tournassat C, Claret F, Soulaine C. Reactive Transport Modeling with a Coupled OpenFOAM®-PHREEQC Platform. Transp Porous Media 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11242-022-01860-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/10/2022]
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Hassanpouryouzband A, Adie K, Cowen T, Thaysen EM, Heinemann N, Butler IB, Wilkinson M, Edlmann K. Geological Hydrogen Storage: Geochemical Reactivity of Hydrogen with Sandstone Reservoirs. ACS ENERGY LETTERS 2022; 7:2203-2210. [PMID: 35844470 PMCID: PMC9274762 DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.2c01024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The geological storage of hydrogen is necessary to enable the successful transition to a hydrogen economy and achieve net-zero emissions targets. Comprehensive investigations must be undertaken for each storage site to ensure their long-term suitability and functionality. As such, the systematic infrastructure and potential risks of large-scale hydrogen storage must be established. Herein, we conducted over 250 batch reaction experiments with different types of reservoir sandstones under conditions representative of the subsurface, reflecting expected time scales for geological hydrogen storage, to investigate potential reactions involving hydrogen. Each hydrogen experiment was paired with a hydrogen-free control under otherwise identical conditions to ensure that any observed reactions were due to the presence of hydrogen. The results conclusively reveal that there is no risk of hydrogen loss or reservoir integrity degradation due to abiotic geochemical reactions in sandstone reservoirs.
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- School
of Geosciences, University of Edinburgh, Grant Institute, West Main Road, Edinburgh EH9 3FE, U.K.
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- School
of Geosciences, University of Edinburgh, Grant Institute, West Main Road, Edinburgh EH9 3FE, U.K.
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- School
of Geosciences, University of Edinburgh, Grant Institute, West Main Road, Edinburgh EH9 3FE, U.K.
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- School
of Geosciences, University of Edinburgh, Grant Institute, West Main Road, Edinburgh EH9 3FE, U.K.
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- School
of Geosciences, University of Edinburgh, Grant Institute, West Main Road, Edinburgh EH9 3FE, U.K.
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- School
of Geosciences, University of Edinburgh, Grant Institute, West Main Road, Edinburgh EH9 3FE, U.K.
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- School
of Geosciences, University of Edinburgh, Grant Institute, West Main Road, Edinburgh EH9 3FE, U.K.
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Zhang Y, Jiang F, Tsuji T. Influence of pore space heterogeneity on mineral dissolution and permeability evolution investigated using lattice Boltzmann method. Chem Eng Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2021.117048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Yuan T, Schymura S, Bollermann T, Molodtsov K, Chekhonin P, Schmidt M, Stumpf T, Fischer C. Heterogeneous Sorption of Radionuclides Predicted by Crystal Surface Nanoroughness. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2021; 55:15797-15809. [PMID: 34813323 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c04413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Reactive transport modeling (RTM) is an essential tool for the prediction of contaminants' behavior in the bio- and geosphere. However, RTM of sorption reactions is constrained by the reactive surface site assessment. The reactive site density variability of the crystal surface nanotopography provides an "energetic landscape", responsible for heterogeneous sorption efficiency, not covered in current RTM approaches. Here, we study the spatially heterogeneous sorption behavior of Eu(III), as an analogue to trivalent actinides, on a polycrystalline nanotopographic calcite surface and quantify the sorption efficiency as a function of surface nanoroughness. Based on experimental data from micro-focus time-resolved laser-induced luminescence spectroscopy (μTRLFS), vertical scanning interferometry, and electron back-scattering diffraction (EBSD), we parameterize a surface complexation model (SCM) using surface nanotopography data. The validation of the quantitatively predicted spatial sorption heterogeneity suggests that retention reactions can be considerably influenced by nanotopographic surface features. Our study presents a way to implement heterogeneous surface reactivity into a SCM for enhanced prediction of radionuclide retention.
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- Tao Yuan
- Institute of Resource Ecology, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Dresden, Saxony 01328, Germany
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- Institute of Resource Ecology, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Dresden, Saxony 01328, Germany
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- Institute of Resource Ecology, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Dresden, Saxony 01328, Germany
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- Institute of Resource Ecology, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Dresden, Saxony 01328, Germany
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- Institute of Resource Ecology, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Dresden, Saxony 01328, Germany
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- Institute of Resource Ecology, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Dresden, Saxony 01328, Germany
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- Institute of Resource Ecology, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Dresden, Saxony 01328, Germany
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- Institute of Resource Ecology, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Dresden, Saxony 01328, Germany
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Noiriel C, Soulaine C. Pore-Scale Imaging and Modelling of Reactive Flow in Evolving Porous Media: Tracking the Dynamics of the Fluid–Rock Interface. Transp Porous Media 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s11242-021-01613-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Wetzel M, Kempka T, Kühn M. Hydraulic and Mechanical Impacts of Pore Space Alterations within a Sandstone Quantified by a Flow Velocity-Dependent Precipitation Approach. MATERIALS 2020; 13:ma13143100. [PMID: 32664508 PMCID: PMC7411822 DOI: 10.3390/ma13143100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2020] [Revised: 07/06/2020] [Accepted: 07/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Geochemical processes change the microstructure of rocks and thereby affect their physical behaviour at the macro scale. A micro-computer tomography (micro-CT) scan of a typical reservoir sandstone is used to numerically examine the impact of three spatial alteration patterns on pore morphology, permeability and elastic moduli by correlating precipitation with the local flow velocity magnitude. The results demonstrate that the location of mineral growth strongly affects the permeability decrease with variations by up to four orders in magnitude. Precipitation in regions of high flow velocities is characterised by a predominant clogging of pore throats and a drastic permeability reduction, which can be roughly described by the power law relation with an exponent of 20. A continuous alteration of the pore structure by uniform mineral growth reduces the permeability comparable to the power law with an exponent of four or the Kozeny–Carman relation. Preferential precipitation in regions of low flow velocities predominantly affects smaller throats and pores with a minor impact on the flow regime, where the permeability decrease is considerably below that calculated by the power law with an exponent of two. Despite their complete distinctive impact on hydraulics, the spatial precipitation patterns only slightly affect the increase in elastic rock properties with differences by up to 6.3% between the investigated scenarios. Hence, an adequate characterisation of the spatial precipitation pattern is crucial to quantify changes in hydraulic rock properties, whereas the present study shows that its impact on elastic rock parameters is limited. The calculated relations between porosity and permeability, as well as elastic moduli can be applied for upscaling micro-scale findings to reservoir-scale models to improve their predictive capabilities, what is of paramount importance for a sustainable utilisation of the geological subsurface.
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- Maria Wetzel
- German Research Centre for Geosciences, Fluid Systems Modelling, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany; (T.K.); (M.K.)
- Institute of Geosciences, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24/25, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
- Correspondence:
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- German Research Centre for Geosciences, Fluid Systems Modelling, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany; (T.K.); (M.K.)
- Institute of Geosciences, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24/25, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- German Research Centre for Geosciences, Fluid Systems Modelling, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany; (T.K.); (M.K.)
- Institute of Geosciences, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24/25, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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Ma J, Querci L, Hattendorf B, Saar MO, Kong XZ. Toward a Spatiotemporal Understanding of Dolomite Dissolution in Sandstone by CO 2-Enriched Brine Circulation. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2019; 53:12458-12466. [PMID: 31588741 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b04441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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In this study, we introduce a stochastic method to delineate the mineral effective surface area (ESA) evolution during a recycling reactive flow-through transport experiment on a sandstone under geologic reservoir conditions, with a focus on the dissolution of its dolomite cement, Ca1.05Mg0.75Fe0.2(CO3)2. CO2-enriched brine was circulated through this sandstone specimen for 137 cycles (∼270 h) to examine the evolution of in situ hydraulic properties and CO2-enriched brine-dolomite geochemical reactions. The bulk permeability of the sandstone specimen decreased from 356 mD before the reaction to 139 mD after the reaction, while porosity increased from 21.9 to 23.2% due to a solid volume loss of 0.25 mL. Chemical analyses on experimental effluents during the first cycle yielded a dolomite reactivity of ∼2.45 mmol m-3 s-1, a corresponding sample-averaged ESA of ∼8.86 × 10-4 m2/g, and an ESA coefficient of 1.36 × 10-2, indicating limited participation of the physically exposed mineral surface area. As the dissolution reaction progressed, the ESA is observed to first increase and then decrease. This change in ESA can be qualitatively reproduced employing scanning electron microscopy-image-based stochastic analyses on dolomite dissolution. These results provide a new approach to analyze and upscale the ESA during geochemical reactions, which are involved in a wide range of geoengineering operations.
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- Jin Ma
- Geothermal Energy & Geofluids Group , Department of Earth Sciences (D-ERDW) , ETH Zürich 8092 , Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry , Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences (D-CHAB) , ETH Zürich 8093 , Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry , Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences (D-CHAB) , ETH Zürich 8093 , Switzerland
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- Geothermal Energy & Geofluids Group , Department of Earth Sciences (D-ERDW) , ETH Zürich 8092 , Switzerland
- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences , University of Minnesota , Minneapolis , Minnesota 55455 , United States
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- Geothermal Energy & Geofluids Group , Department of Earth Sciences (D-ERDW) , ETH Zürich 8092 , Switzerland
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Erol S, Fowler SJ, Nehler M, De Boever E, Harcouët-Menou V, Laenen B. An Analytical Algorithm of Porosity–Permeability for Porous and Fractured Media: Extension to Reactive Transport Conditions and Fitting via Flow-Through Experiments Within Limestone and Dolomite. Transp Porous Media 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s11242-019-01293-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Zhang J, Yin R, Shao Q, Zhu T, Huang X. Oxygen Vacancies in Amorphous InO
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Nanoribbons Enhance CO
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Adsorption and Activation for CO
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Electroreduction. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:5609-5613. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201900167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 193] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2019] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Junbo Zhang
- College of ChemistryChemical Engineering and Materials Science Soochow University No.199, Ren'ai Road Suzhou 215123 Jiangsu China
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- College of ChemistryChemical Engineering and Materials Science Soochow University No.199, Ren'ai Road Suzhou 215123 Jiangsu China
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- College of ChemistryChemical Engineering and Materials Science Soochow University No.199, Ren'ai Road Suzhou 215123 Jiangsu China
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- College of ChemistryChemical Engineering and Materials Science Soochow University No.199, Ren'ai Road Suzhou 215123 Jiangsu China
- Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Polymer Micro/Nano Manufacturing and DevicesEast China University of Technology Jiangxi 330013 Nanchang China
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- College of ChemistryChemical Engineering and Materials Science Soochow University No.199, Ren'ai Road Suzhou 215123 Jiangsu China
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Zhang J, Yin R, Shao Q, Zhu T, Huang X. Oxygen Vacancies in Amorphous InO
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Nanoribbons Enhance CO
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Adsorption and Activation for CO
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Electroreduction. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201900167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Junbo Zhang
- College of ChemistryChemical Engineering and Materials Science Soochow University No.199, Ren'ai Road Suzhou 215123 Jiangsu China
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- College of ChemistryChemical Engineering and Materials Science Soochow University No.199, Ren'ai Road Suzhou 215123 Jiangsu China
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- College of ChemistryChemical Engineering and Materials Science Soochow University No.199, Ren'ai Road Suzhou 215123 Jiangsu China
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- College of ChemistryChemical Engineering and Materials Science Soochow University No.199, Ren'ai Road Suzhou 215123 Jiangsu China
- Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Polymer Micro/Nano Manufacturing and DevicesEast China University of Technology Jiangxi 330013 Nanchang China
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- College of ChemistryChemical Engineering and Materials Science Soochow University No.199, Ren'ai Road Suzhou 215123 Jiangsu China
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Li PZ, Wang XJ, Zhao Y. Click chemistry as a versatile reaction for construction and modification of metal-organic frameworks. Coord Chem Rev 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2018.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Crystal Dissolution Kinetics Studied by a Combination of Monte Carlo and Voronoi Methods. MINERALS 2018. [DOI: 10.3390/min8040133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Fluid-solid reactions result in material flux from or to the solid surface. The prediction of the flux, its variations, and changes with time are of interest to a wide array of disciplines, ranging from the material and earth sciences to pharmaceutical sciences. Reaction rate maps that are derived from sequences of topography maps illustrate the spatial distribution of reaction rates across the crystal surface. Here, we present highly spatially resolved rate maps that reveal the existence of rhythmic pulses of the material flux from the crystal surface. This observation leads to a change in our understanding of the way crystalline matter dissolves. Rhythmic fluctuations of the reactive surface site density and potentially concomitant oscillations in the fluid saturation imply spatial and temporal variability in surface reaction rates. Knowledge of such variability could aid attempts to upscale microscopic rates and predict reactive transport through changing porous media.
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