Methods of Pore Structural Characterisation of Sedimentary Rocks and Their Constituent Minerals

Author:

Rigby Sean P.1,Himona Eleni1ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK

Abstract

Pore structural characterisation is important for rocks and their constituent minerals in order to understand physico-chemical processes occurring therein. Rather than a broad general survey of potential pore characterisation techniques, this review focuses on an in-depth discussion of some key current issues in this topic. A so-called ‘brute-force’ characterisation approach involving a single imaging modality is seldom possible for rocks due to their high degree of heterogeneity. This work surveys alternate strategies suitable for rocks. Further, this work addresses some misapprehensions and misunderstandings that have arisen concerning some experimental techniques offering alternate strategies to the brute-force approach, such as gas overcondensation and mercury porosimetry. It also considers some pore structural characterisation techniques, such as cryoporometry, that are seldom used in the context of natural materials and surveys their capabilities.

Funder

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

Publisher

MDPI AG

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