Abstract
AbstractA brief summary of the evolving applications of small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) to the microstructural research on geological materials in the last few decades is provided, including new developments and possible future directions. This is an account of authors’ view of the interplay between the technical development of SANS instrumentation, methodology and sample environments and the progress of research on the evolution of organic matter, gas adsorption and desorption, fluid transport in the pore space and the microstructure of rocks, based mostly on their own research interests.
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Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Surfaces and Interfaces,General Materials Science,General Chemistry,Biophysics,Biotechnology
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