A Mini Review on Electroosmotic Phenomena in Porous Media

Yan Gao; Chunling  Wang; Zhuo  Gong; Zhiqiang  Li

doi:10.59400/esc.v2i3.480

A Mini Review on Electroosmotic Phenomena in Porous Media

Yan Gao College of Science, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
Chunling Wang College of Science, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
Zhuo Gong College of Science, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
Zhiqiang Li College of Science, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.59400/esc.v2i3.480

Keywords: electroosmosis; porous media; electric double layer; pressure coupling effect; nanoscale

Abstract

The electroosmosis phenomenon in porous media finds widespread applications in various fields such as microfluidic systems, polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells, oil and gas engineering, wastewater sludge dewatering, groundwater dynamics, etc. Therefore, the electroosmotic flow mechanism in porous media has attracted broad interest from multiple disciplines. This paper provides an overview of the physical mechanisms and mathematical models for electroosmosis in porous media. The background of electric double layer theory and state-of-the-art research progress on pore-scale models for electroosmotic flow through porous media are reviewed. Two typical and significant research topics, electroosmosis under pressure coupling effects and nanoscale electroosmotic phenomena, are then focused on. The advances in theoretical analysis, numerical simulation, and experimental measurements are summarized. Finally, the potential research directions for electroosmotic flow in porous media are addressed.

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