Mineral Surfaces and Reactions

This course covers the processes that govern fluid/mineral or fluid/material(or rock) interactions from low-temperature conditions up to the pressure and temperature conditions relevant for (industrial) material sciences.
An introduction will be given on various experimental techniques such as (RAMAN coupled)-Vertical Scanning Interferometry (VSI), Electron (EM, SEM, EDX) and Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) and modelling techniques such as kinetic Monte Carlo (KMC), Molecular Dynamics (MD), Lattice Boltzmann (LB), and ab initio methods. Further on, the surface dynamics on minerals, glasses, and metals and their pivotal role in water/solid interactions will be covered.

Participants will understand the pivotal role of solid (crystal, glass, and metal) surfaces in fluid-solid interactions. They will learn how to quantify and predict crystal surface behavior in such processes and how to apply their knowledge to environmentally and material science relevant problems.

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