Electrokinetic microfluidic phenomena by a lattice Boltzmann model using a modified Poisson-Boltzmann equation with an excluded volume effect |
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Authors: | Li Baoming Kwok Daniel Y |
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Institution: | Nanoscale Technology and Engineering Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G8, Canada. |
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Abstract: | A lattice Boltzmann model (LBM) for electrokinetic microfluidics recently proposed by us J. Colloid Interface Sci. 263, 144 (2003); Langmuir 19, 3041 (2003)] is employed by consideration of a modified Poisson-Boltzmann equation including an excluded volume effect. In our study, pressure is considered as the only external force for liquid flow. As commonly used, the Poisson-Boltzmann equation assumes only point charge, the predicted microfluidic phenomena of KCl and LiCl electrolyte solutions are theoretically the same; these phenomena, however, have been found to be experimentally different. Our LBM in conjunction with the modified Poisson-Boltzmann equation are capable of explaining this discrepancy and the results are in good agreement with recent experimental data for KCl and LiCl electrolyte solutions in pressure-driven microchannel flow, suggesting that our proposed LBM can be employed to predict the more complex microfluidic systems that might be problematic using conventional methods and electrokinetic models. |
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