To address the problem of dissolution damage during the long-term service of concrete hydraulic buildings, the concrete dissolution damage degree D and contact dissolution loss model with time were proposed by combining the results of indoor concrete...
To study the influence of water–rock interactions on the deterioration of rock, particularly the problems of the complex dissolution mechanism of dolomite and the difficulty in establishing chemical damage, dolomite obtained from a tunnel in Yu...
In Southwest China’s high-temperature, humid, and rainy climate, ancient sandstone structures face significant deterioration due to acid rain and water accumulation, which cause dynamic and static dissolution. This degradation weakens the sands...
In the cement-based stabilization of organic soil, the alkaline environment produced by cement hydration dissolves organic matter from the soil skeleton while simultaneously promoting the precipitation of neophases. This study investigates the couple...
The preservation of natural stone heritage is still a major challenge for the scientific community. This topic assumes a greater importance since it impacts economic and socio-cultural values. Recent research has indicated that water action and micro...
Wax deposition of diesel oil and contamination of gasoline by diesel wax deposit is a severe problem in sequential transportation of product oil in pipes. However, it has long been neglected by the pipeline transportation industry. In response, this...
The reservoir physical properties, pore types, diagenetic characteristics and reservoir quality controlling effect of the Xishanyao formation coal measure sandstone in the southern margin of the Junggar basin were discussed in this study based on thi...
Leaching in cement-based materials and dissolution in rocks are important problems in civil engineering. In the past century, concrete damage caused by leaching have occurred worldwide. And, rock dissolution is usually the main cause of karst rock er...
Chloride-based deicing salt solutions have been contacted with concrete pastes containing slag cement at different conditions, such as slag replacement (20–80%), type (CaCl2, MgCl2, NaCl), and concentration (1 M–5 M) of the deicing salt,...
With the shortage of high-quality coking coal resources and the pursuit of low-cost smelting, the types and sources of coal have changed. Therefore, it is difficult to establish an effective correlation between the existing evaluation indexes of coke...
During the development of urban underground space in Chengdu, China, it was found that glauberite rocks in the Guankou formation of the Cretaceous system had extensive dissolution and exerted a serious impact on the safety of the project. At present,...
Marble and limestone have been extensively used as building materials in historical monuments. Environmental, physical, chemical and biological factors contribute to stone deterioration. The rehabilitation of stone damage and the delay of further det...
With the rapid development of the economy, urbanization and industrialization gradually become an important driving force of groundwater chemical evolution. In this study, Lanzhou City, which is one of the biggest industrial cities in northwest China...
Glass fibres slowly degrade due to dissolution when exposed to water. Such environmental aging results in the deterioration of the mechanical properties. In structural offshore and marine applications, as well as in the wind energy sector, R-glass fi...
Cementitious materials have potential for infrastructure development in low-temperature marine environments, including in seawater at high latitudes and in deep-sea environments (water depths of >1000 m). Although the marine deterioration of cemen...
Glass fibers slowly dissolve and age when exposed to water molecules. This phenomenon also occurs when glass fibers are inside fiber-reinforced composites protected by the matrix. This environmental aging results in the deterioration of the mechanica...
The dissolution of active material in aqueous batteries can lead to a rapid deterioration in capacity, and the presence of free water can also accelerate the dissolution and trigger some side reactions that affect the service life of aqueous batterie...
In this paper, a novel numerical model for characterizing the seepage and dissolution coupling effect on the durability of anti-seepage walls of earth-rock dams is proposed. The model considers the influence of hydraulic gradient-driven seepage on th...
Carbonate rock slopes in reservoir environments are increasingly exposed to dissolution-induced deterioration due to water level fluctuations. However, the influence of internal structures—particularly calcite veins—on dissolution behavio...
Acid rain as an important environmental issue has a negative impact on bitumen performance, thereby shortening the service life of asphalt pavements. Thus, this research aims to investigate the response of bitumen to acid rain and its deterioration m...
Silk sericin has garnered the attention of researchers as a promising biomaterial because of its good biocompatibility and high water retention. However, despite its useful properties, the poor storage stability of sericin has restricted its extensiv...
Steel bar corrosion caused by chloride was one of the main forms of concrete deterioration. The promotion of chloride binding capacity of cementitious materials would hinder the chloride transport to the surface of steel bar, thereby alleviating the...
Dissolution-induced spalling is a major deterioration mechanism affecting the long-term stability of grottoes exposed to acidic environments. However, existing numerical methods have limited capability in capturing the coupled effects of hydrochemica...
Serpentine, a magnesium silicate mineral with positive surface charge in many sulfide ores around the world, usually deteriorates the flotation behavior by covering the target mineral surface. In this paper, the effect of surface potential regulation...
Electrochemical machining is widely recognized as a high-efficiency, low-cost and high-precision non-traditional machining technology for the manufacturing of turbine blade components. Nevertheless, in the practical electrochemical machining of turbi...
In order to study the weakening mechanism and mechanical behaviors of hard lamprophyre of Carboniferous Permian coal-bearing strata in China’s mining area, lamprophyre samples were subjected to static rock dissolution experiments with pH values...
The galvanic corrosion performance of AM60B coupled to DC01 was characterized in simulated environments with varying water salinity. The results showed that the coupled DC01 effectively accelerated the corrosion rate of AM60B, and the increased salt...
Groundwater quality is jointly regulated by natural geological processes and anthropogenic activities. However, in regions subject to intense human disturbance, the quantitative identification of pollution sources remains poorly constrained. Taking t...
Background/Objective: Surface enrichment of hydrophobic excipients via spray drying has been demonstrated as an efficient way to protect the dry powder inhaler formulations against moisture-induced deterioration in aerosol performance. However, the i...
The corrosion evolution of pipeline steel was investigated in NaCl + 0.75 M NaHCO3 solutions with different chloride concentrations using potentiodynamic polarization, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), Mott–Schottky analysis, X-ray...
This research focuses on the analysis of the influence of two secondary salt weathering processes on the durability of rocks exposed to marine environments: chemical dissolution of rock forming minerals and differential thermal expansion between hali...
This study discusses strength deterioration during the curing process of fly ash geopolymer and the use of CaSO4·2H2O (gypsum) as a deterioration remedy when the ash was synthesized using a 10M NaOH and Na-silicate solution. The strength decline was...
The Lulehe sandstone in the Eboliang area is a major target for hydrocarbon exploration in the northern Qaidam Basin. Based on an integrated analysis including thin section analysis, scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, cathodoluminescenc...
The deterioration of anhydrite rock exposed to a freeze–thaw environment is a complex process. Therefore, this paper systematically investigated the physical and mechanical evolutions of freeze–thawed anhydrite rock through a series of mu...
To clarify the water-sensitive deterioration mechanisms of red-bed soft rocks under repeated wetting–drying cycles, mudstone samples from two representative sites in the Sichuan Basin were investigated through multiscale experiments combining m...
Gypsum dissolution leads to the development of karstic features within much shorter timescales than in other sedimentary rocks, potentially leading to rapid deterioration of groundwater quality and increasing the risk of catastrophes caused by subsid...
Geothermal resources are the vital renewable energy for resolving energy crisis and environmental deterioration. Understanding hydrogeochemical processes, genesis mechanisms and scaling trends is crucial for securing the sustainable utilization of ge...
Low aqueous solubility and poor bioavailability are major concerns in the development of oral solid-dosage drug forms. In this study, we fabricated surface-attached solid dispersion (SASD) to enhance the solubility, bioavailability, and photostabilit...
This study investigates the deterioration of granite graffiti at the Philae Archaeological Site on Bigeh Island (Aswan, Egypt), attributed to Khaemwaset (1281–1225 BCE, 19th Dynasty). These graffiti, despite being carved into durable Aswan gran...
Biodeterioration of mineral coating–substrate systems develops through interactions among microbial colonization, environmental exposure and the physicochemical properties of the coating, interface and substrate. Microbial presence, however, is...
The stability of soil mass near the dam bank in the Three Gorges Reservoir is closely related to the periodic variation in the reservoir water level. In order to study the influence of water level variation on soil mass, the soil mass in the water le...
This investigation studies the physical and chemical effect of salt weathering on biocalcarenites and biocalcrudites in the Basilica of Our Lady of Succour (Aspe, Spain). Weathering patterns are the result of salty rising capillary water and water li...
The interaction of EDTA with calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H) and its impact on the sorption of U(VI) by C-S-H in the presence of EDTA at varying concentrations has been investigated under N2 and ambient atmosphere. The solid phase characterization w...
Isotope data and major ion chemistry were used to identify aquifer recharge mechanisms and geochemical evolution of groundwaters along the US–Mexico border. Local recharge originates as precipitation and occurs during winter through preferential infi...
Given the increasing threat of groundwater pollution, comprehending the trends and influencing factors of groundwater quality variation is essential for effective mitigation strategies. This study addresses groundwater quality variations in the Beich...
The evolution of groundwater in the Puhe River Basin is closely related to the ecological security of the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei water source conservation zone. Based on 122 groundwater samples, this study systematically investigated the h...
Influenced by factors such as the freeze–thaw cycle and water–salt migration, road construction in Uzbekistan’s highway project areas is prone to dissolution and subsidence, salt swelling, corrosion, and other engineering diseases....
The deterioration mechanism of red-bed soft rock is attributed to microstructural changes induced by water–rock interactions, where the damage to pores and the development of fractures significantly impact its macroscopic mechanical performance...
Due to the significance of carbon utilization and storage, CO2 huff and puff is increasingly receiving attention. However, the mechanisms and effects of CO2 huff and puff extraction in medium to deep saturated heavy oil reservoirs remain unclear. The...
In order to explore a model for the deterioration rate law and mechanism of concrete performance in salt lake water or sea water, the mixed sand concrete test of different forms of chloride ion erosion under a dry–wet cycle was simulated in the...
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