Emergent properties of microbial activity in heterogeneous soil microenvironments: different research approaches are slowly converging, yet major challenges remain

PC Baveye, W Otten, A Kravchenko… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Over the last 60 years, soil microbiologists have accumulated a wealth of experimental data
showing that the bulk, macroscopic parameters (eg, granulometry, pH, soil organic matter …

[HTML][HTML] Swelling of clay minerals in unconsolidated porous media and its impact on permeability

I Aksu, E Bazilevskaya, ZT Karpyn - GeoResJ, 2015 - Elsevier
This work combines core-flood experiments with X-ray μ-computed tomography (μ-CT) to
investigate the swelling of clay minerals and its impact on permeability of unconsolidated …

Universal spatial correlation functions for describing and reconstructing soil microstructure

MV Karsanina, KM Gerke, EB Skvortsova, D Mallants - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Structural features of porous materials such as soil define the majority of its physical
properties, including water infiltration and redistribution, multi-phase flow (eg simultaneous …

Review of porosity uncertainty estimation methods in computed tomography dataset

VAJ Jaques, A Du Plessis, M Zemek… - Measurement …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
X-ray computed tomography is a common tool for non-destructive testing and analysis. One
major application of this imaging technique is 3D porosity identification and quantification …

Quantifying physical and structural soil properties using X-ray microtomography

CL Tseng, MC Alves, S Crestana - Geoderma, 2018 - Elsevier
One of the current challenges in the study of recovering soil architecture is physically
evaluating the internal soil structure in unconventional ways. The elaboration of consistent …

[HTML][HTML] Finite-size effects in the 3D reconstruction and morphological analysis of porous polymers

T Muellner, A Zankel, F Svec, U Tallarek - Materials today, 2014 - Elsevier
The morphology of porous polymers determines their transport characteristics and thus their
efficiency in numerous applications. Tailoring the properties of a structure to the intended …

[HTML][HTML] Particle transport within water-saturated porous media: Effect of pore size on retention kinetics and size selection

T Ikni, A Benamar, M Kadri, ND Ahfir… - Comptes Rendus …, 2013 - Elsevier
The transport and filtration behaviour of fine particles (silt) in columns packed with sand was
investigated under saturated conditions by using step-input injections. Three samples of …

中国北方农田氮磷淋溶损失污染与防控机制

马林, 王洪媛, 刘刚, 胡克林, 梁超, 杜连凤… - 中国生态农业学报(中 …, 2021 - ecoagri.ac.cn
突破厚包气带农田根层氮磷淋溶与地下水污染复杂定量关系和阻控机理是国际研究难点.
本文系统梳理了重点研发专项“农田氮磷淋溶损失污染与防控机制” 项目取得的主要进展 …

Ungrazed salt marsh has well connected soil pores and less dense sediment compared with grazed salt marsh: A CT scanning study

A Keshta, K Koop-Jakobsen, J Titschack… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Salt marshes provide various ecosystem functions and services including flooding
protection, wildlife habitats, and carbon storage. These functions and services could …

Clay platelet orientation inside self-standing beidellite clay films: Effect of silica nanospheres and link with macroscopic mechanical resistance

S Vydelingum, P Levitz, LJ Michot, T Bizien, P Rabu… - Applied Clay …, 2023 - Elsevier
Clay minerals and silica are essential components of soil. Understanding the multi-scale
structure of a simple model system formed of (negatively charged) beidellite clay …