Skip to main content
Have a personal or library account? Click to login
The use of sodium polytungstate as an X-ray contrast agent to reduce the beam hardening artifact in hydrological laboratory experiments Cover

The use of sodium polytungstate as an X-ray contrast agent to reduce the beam hardening artifact in hydrological laboratory experiments

Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics
Volume 61 (2013): Issue 4 (December 2013)
By:   
Open Access
|Dec 2013
References

References

  1. Berger, M.J., Hubbell, J.H., Seltzer, S.M., Chang, J., Coursey, J.S., Sukumar, R., Zucker, D.S., Olsen, K., 1998. XCOM: Photon Cross Sections Database. National Institute of Standards and Technology. http://www.nist.gov/pml/data/xcom/index.cfm/
    Search in Google Scholar
  2. Cardinal, H.N., Holdsworth, D.W., Drangova, M., Hobbs, B.B., Fenster, A., 1993. Experimental and theoretical x-ray imaging performance comparison of iodine and lanthanide contrast agents. Med. Phys., 20, 15-31.
    Open DOISearch in Google Scholar
  3. Clausnitzer, V. Hopmans, J.W., 1999. Determination of phasevolume fractions from tomographic measurements in twophase systems. Adv. Water Resour., 22, 577-584.
    Open DOISearch in Google Scholar
  4. Heijs, A.W., De Lange, J., Schoute, J.F.Th., Bouma, J., 1995. Computed tomography as a tool for non-destructive analysis of flow patterns in macroporous clay soils. Geoderma, 64, 183-196.
    Open DOISearch in Google Scholar
  5. Heindel, T.J., 2011. A review of X-ray flow visualization with applications to multiphase flows. J. Fluids Eng., 133, article number 074001.
    Open DOISearch in Google Scholar
  6. Hirono, T., Takahashi, M., Nakashima, S., 2003. In situ visualization of fluid flow image within deformed rock by X-ray CT. Eng. Geol., 70, 37-46.
    Open DOISearch in Google Scholar
  7. Iglauer, S., Paluszny, A., Pentland, C.H., Blunt, M.J., 2011. Residual CO2 imaged with X-ray micro-tomography. Geophys. Res. Lett., 38, L21403.
    Open DOISearch in Google Scholar
  8. Jinguuji, M., Toprak, S., Kunimatsu, S., 2007. Visualization technique for liquefaction process in chamber experiments by using electrical resistivity monitoring. Soil Dyn. Earthq. Eng., 27, 191-199.
    Open DOISearch in Google Scholar
  9. Ketcham, R.A., Carlson, W.D., 2001. Acquisition, optimization and interpretation of X-ray computed tomographic imagery: applications to the geosciences. Comp. Geosci., 27, 381-400.
    Open DOISearch in Google Scholar
  10. Minagawa, H., Nishikawa, Y., Ikeda, I., Miyazaki, K., Takahara, N., Sakamoto, Y., Komai, T., Narita, H., 2008. Characterization of sand sediment by pore size distribution and permeability using proton nuclear magnetic resonance measurement. J. Geophys. Res., 113, article number B07210.
    Open DOISearch in Google Scholar
  11. Nakano, T., Nakashima, Y., Nakamura, K., Ikeda, S., 2000. Observation and analysis of internal structure of rock using X-ray CT. J. Geol. Soc. Jpn., 106, 363-378.
    Open DOISearch in Google Scholar
  12. Nakashima, Y., 2000. The use of X-ray CT to measure diffusion coefficients of heavy ions in water-saturated porous media. Eng. Geol., 56, 11-17.
    Open DOISearch in Google Scholar
  13. Nakashima, Y., 2003. Diffusivity measurement of heavy ions in Wyoming montmorillonite gels by X-ray computed tomography. J. Contam. Hydrol., 61, 147-156.
    Open DOISearch in Google Scholar
  14. Nakashima, Y., Kamiya, S., 2007. Mathematica programs for the analysis of three-dimensional pore connectivity and anisotropic tortuosity of porous rocks using X-ray computed tomography image data. J. Nucl. Sci. Technol., 44, 1233-1247.
    Open DOISearch in Google Scholar
  15. Nakashima, Y., Nakano. T., 2012. Nondestructive quantitative analysis of a heavy element in solution or suspension by single- shot computed tomography with a polychromatic X-ray source. Anal. Sci., 28, 1133-1138.
    Open DOISearch in Google Scholar
  16. Nakashima Y., Watanabe, Y., 2002. Estimate of transport properties of porous media by micro-focus x-ray computed tomography and random walk simulation. Water Resour. Res., 38, article number 1272.
    Open DOISearch in Google Scholar
  17. Nakashima, Y., Mitsuhata, Y., Nishiwaki, J., Kawabe, Y., Utsuzawa, S., Jinguuji, M., 2011. Non-destructive analysis of oil-contaminated soil core samples by X-ray computed tomography and low-field nuclear magnetic resonance relaxometry: a case study. Water Air Soil Pollut., 214, 681-698.
    Open DOISearch in Google Scholar
  18. Oh, J., Kim, K.Y., Han, W.S., Kim, T., Kim, J.C., Park, E., 2013. Experimental and numerical study on supercritical CO2/brine transport in a fractured rock: Implications of mass transfer, capillary pressure and storage capacity. Adv. Water Resour., (in press).
    Open DOISearch in Google Scholar
  19. Remeysen, K., Swennen, R., 2006. Beam hardening artifact reduction in microfocus computed tomography for improved quantitative coal characterization. Int. J. Coal Geol., 67, 101-111.
    Open DOISearch in Google Scholar
  20. Shi, J.Q., Xue, Z., Durucan, S., 2011. Supercritical CO2 core flooding and imbibition in Tako sandstone-influence of subcore scale heterogeneity. Int. J. Greenh. Gas Control, 5, 75-87.
    Open DOISearch in Google Scholar
  21. Stock, S.R., Nagaraja, S., Barss, J., Dahl, T., Veis, A., 2003. Xray microCT study of pyramids of the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus. J. Struct. Biol., 141, 9-21.
    Open DOISearch in Google Scholar
  22. Tsuchiyama, A., Hanamoto, T., Nakashima, Y., Nakano, T., 2000. Quantitative evaluation of attenuation contrast of minerals by using a medical X-ray CT scanner. J. Miner. Petrol. Sci., 95, 125-137.
    Open DOISearch in Google Scholar
  23. Uemura, S., Fukabori, D., Tsushima, S., Hirai, S., 2012. Visualization and analysis of CO2 permeation process in a porous media by microfocus X-ray computed tomography. Trans. Jpn. Soc. Mech. Eng. Ser B, 78, 74-82.
    Open DOISearch in Google Scholar
  24. Uemura, S., Kataoka, R., Fukabori, D., Tsushima, S., Hirai, S., 2011. Experiment on liquid and supercritical CO2 distribution using micro-focus X-ray CT for estimation of geological storage. Energy Procedia, 4, 5102-5107.
    Open DOISearch in Google Scholar
  25. Watanabe, N., Ishibashi, T., Tsuchiya, N., Ohsaki, Y., Tamagawa, T., Tsuchiya, Y., Okabe, H., Ito, H., 2013. Geologic core holder with a CFR PEEK body for the X-ray CT-based numerical analysis of fracture flow under confining pressure. Rock Mech. Rock Eng., 46, 413-418.
    Open DOISearch in Google Scholar
  26. Wellington, S.L. Vinegar, H.J., 1987. X-ray computerized tomography. J. Petrol. Technol., 39, 885-898.
    Open DOISearch in Google Scholar
  27. Werth, C.J., Zhang, C., Brusseau, M.L., Oostrom, M., Baumann, T., 2010. A review of non-invasive imaging methods and applications in contaminant hydrogeology research. J.\ Contam. Hydrol., 113, 1-24.
    Open DOISearch in Google Scholar
  28. Wildenschild, D., Sheppard, A.P., 2013. X-ray imaging and analysis techniques for quantifying pore-scale structure and processes in subsurface porous medium systems. Adv. Water Resour., 51, 217-246.
    Open DOISearch in Google Scholar
  29. Wildenschild, D., Vaz, C.M.P., Rivers, M.L., Rikard, D., Christensen, B.S.B., 2002. Using X-ray computed tomography in hydrology: systems, resolutions, and limitations. J. Hydrol., 267, 285-297.
    Open DOISearch in Google Scholar
  30. Zhou, N., Matsumoto, T., Hosokawa, T., Suekane, T., 2010. Pore-Scale visualization of gas trapping in porous media by X-ray CT scanning. Flow Meas. Instrum., 21, 262-267.
    Open DOISearch in Google Scholar
  31. Conceição, P.C., Boeni, M., Dieckow, J., Bayer, C., Mielniczuk, J., 2008. Fracionamento densimétrico com politungstato de sódio no estudo da proteção física da matéria orgânica em solos. R. Bras. Ci. Solo, 32, 541-549.
    Open DOISearch in Google Scholar
  32. Gregory, M.R., Johnston, K.A., 1987. A nontoxic substitute forhazardous heavy liquid - aqueous sodium polytungstate (3Na2WO4. 9WO3. H2O) solution. N. Z. J. Geol. Geophys., 30, 317-320.
    Open DOISearch in Google Scholar
  33. Munsterman, D., Kerstholt, S., 1996. Sodium polytungstate, a new non-toxic alternative to bromoform in heavy liquid separation. Rev. Palaeobot. Palynology, 91, 417-422.
    Open DOISearch in Google Scholar
  34. Skipp, G.L., Brownfield, I., 1993. Improved density gradient separation techniques using sodium polytungstate and a comparison to the use of other heavy liquids. US Geological Survey. Open-File Report, 92-386.
    Open DOISearch in Google Scholar
  35. Torresan, M., 1987. The use of sodium polytungstate in heavy mineral separations. US Geological Survey. Open-File Report, 87-590.
    Open DOISearch in Google Scholar
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/johh-2013-0043 | Journal eISSN: 1338-4333 (formerly 0042-790X) | Journal ISSN: 0042-790X
Journal RSS Feed
Language: English
Page range: 347 - 352
Published on: Dec 1, 2013
Published by: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Hydrology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Keywords:
Beam hardening artifact,
Contrast agent,
Darcy flow,
Porous media,
Sodium polytungstate (SPT),
X-ray CT
Related subjects:
Engineering,
Introductions and overviews,
Engineering, other

© 2013 Yoshito Nakashima, published by Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Hydrology
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons License.

Volume 61 (2013): Issue 4 (December 2013)
Previous article