Zeta potential measured for an intact granite sample at temperatures to 200°C

Abstract

Streaming potential was measured in an intact granite sample, saturated with aqueous KCI solutions at three different concentrations, at temperatures between 25° and 200°C. The magnitudes of the streaming potential coefficient and of the surface conductance (which dominates the sample conductivity) both increase with increasing temperature. Using a capillary model, we found that the magnitude of the zeta potential also increases with increasing temperature.