Header		- Description including information on calculations


Simulated Column Distribution:

space [cm]	- point in space of the column
t=X pv		- relative concentration in the column after the exchange of X pore volumes

analytical BTC Continuous Feed:

time [pv]	- dimensionless time in pore volumes from analytical solution
Pe=X		- relative concentration for Peclet number X from analytical solution

numerical BTC Continuous Feed:

time [pv]	- dimensionless time in pore volumes from numerical solution
Pe=X		- relative concentration for Peclet number X from numerical solution

analytical BTC Pulse-Type:

time [pv]	- dimensionless time in pore volumes from analytical solution
Pe=X		- relative concentration for Peclet number X from analytical solution

numerical BTC Pulse-Type:

time [pv]	- dimensionless time in pore volumes from numerical solution
Pe=X		- relative concentration for Peclet number X from numerical solution

Experiment A1:

t [min] 	- time recorded at datalogger
t_pv [pv] 	- scaled time in pore volumes, calculated according to t_pv=(t*Q/PV); Q=0.0665,PV=44.54096
kappa [S/cm]	- electrical conductivity measured in the mixing vessel 
kappa_rel [-]	- dimensionless relative electrical conductivity, calculated according to kappa_rel=kappa/kappa_max ; kappa_max=1165
kappa_recon [-] - reconstructed exponential decrease, calculated according to kapp_recon=EXP(-Q/V*(t-lag)); Q=0.0638,V=30,lag=8
d_down [-]	- damping curve downward, calculated according to d_down=EXP(-damp*t)*(1-c_end)+c_end ; damp=0.0022 (fitted by hand), c_end=0.4169
d_up [-]	- damping curve upward, calculated according to d_up=c_end-EXP(-damp*t)*(1-c_end) ; damp=0.0022 (fitted by hand), c_end=0.4169

Experiment A1 replicate:

t [min] 	- time recorded at datalogger
t_pv [pv] 	- scaled time in pore volumes, calculated according to t_pv=(t*Q/PV); Q=0.0693,PV=43.326575
kappa [S/cm]	- electrical conductivity measured in the mixing vessel
kappa_rel [-]	- dimensionless relative electrical conductivity, calculated according to kappa_rel=kappa/kappa_max ; kappa_max=1168
kappa_recon [-] - reconstructed exponential decrease, calculated according to kappa_recon=EXP(-Q/V*(t-lag)); Q=0.0668,V=30,lag=10

experiment A1 model:

time [min]	- time in minutes from numerical simulation
time [pv]	- dimensionless time in pore volumes from numerical simulation
rel conc. [-]	- relative concentration in the mixing vessel from numerical simulation

Experiment A2:

t [min] 	- time recorded at datalogger
t_pv [pv] 	- scaled time in pore volumes, calculated according to t_pv=(t*Q/PV); Q=0.0665,PV=44.54096
kappa [S/cm]	- electrical conductivity measured in the mixing vessel 
kappa_rel [-]	- dimensionless relative electrical conductivity, calculated according to kappa_rel=kappa/kappa_max ; kappa_max=1165
kappa_recon [-] - reconstructed exponential decrease, calculated according to kappa_recon=c_end/c_init*(1-EXP(-Q*t/V)); Q=0.0687,V=30,c_end=486,c_init=1165

Experiment A2 replicate:

t [min] 	- time recorded at datalogger
t_pv [pv] 	- scaled time in pore volumes, calculated according to t_pv=(t*Q/PV); Q=0.0693,PV=43.326575
kappa [S/cm]	- electrical conductivity measured in the mixing vessel 
kappa_rel [-]	- dimensionless relative electrical conductivity, calculated according to kappa_rel=kappa/kappa_max ; kappa_max=1168
kappa_recon [-] - reconstructed exponential decrease, calculated according to kappa_recon=c_end/c_init*(1-EXP(-Q*t/V)); Q=0.0716,V=30,c_end=487,c_init=1168

Experiment B1:

t [min] 	- time recorded at datalogger
t_pv [pv] 	- scaled time in pore volumes, calculated according to t_pv=(t*Q/PV); Q=0.0332,PV=53.5726
kappa [S/cm]	- electrical conductivity measured in the mixing vessel
kappa_rel [-]	- dimensionless relative electrical conductivity, calculated according to kappa_rel=kappa/kappa_max ; kappa_max=1133
kappa_recon [-] - reconstructed exponential decrease, calculated according to kappa_recon=EXP(-Q/V*(t-lag));  Q=0.032,V=20,lag=-1

Experiment B1 replicate:

t [min] 	- time recorded at datalogger
t_pv [pv] 	- scaled time in pore volumes, calculated according to t_pv=(t*Q/PV); Q=0.0333,PV=49.1592
kappa [S/cm]	- electrical conductivity measured in the mixing vessel
kappa_rel [-]	- dimensionless relative electrical conductivity, calculated according to kappa_rel=kappa/kappa_max ; kappa_max=1137
kappa_recon [-] - reconstructed exponential decrease, calculated according to kappa_recon=EXP(-Q/V*(t-lag)); Q=0.03322,V=20,lag=-2 

experiment B1 model:

time [min]	- time in minutes from numerical simulation
time [pv]	- dimensionless time in pore volumes from numerical simulation
rel conc. [-]	- relative concentration in the mixing vessel from numerical simulation

Experiment B2:

t [min] 	- time recorded at datalogger
t_pv [pv] 	- scaled time in pore volumes, calculated according to t_pv=(t*Q/PV); Q=0.0332,PV=53.5726
kappa [S/cm]	- electrical conductivity measured in the mixing vessel 
kappa_rel [-]	- dimensionless relative electrical conductivity, calculated according to kappa_rel=kappa/kappa_max ; kappa_max=1133
kappa_recon [-] - reconstructed exponential decrease, calculated according to kappa_recon=c_end/c_init*(1-EXP(-Q*t/V)); Q=0.0321,V=20,c_end=322,c_init=1133

Experiment B2 replicate:

t [min] 	- time recorded at datalogger
t_pv [pv] 	- scaled time in pore volumes, calculated according to t_pv=(t*Q/PV); Q=0.0333,PV=49.15928
kappa [S/cm]	- electrical conductivity measured in the mixing vessel 
kappa_rel [-]	- dimensionless relative electrical conductivity, calculated according to kappa_rel=kappa/kappa_max ; kappa_max=1137
kappa_recon [-] - reconstructed exponential decrease, calculated according to kappa_recon=c_end/c_init*(1-EXP(-Q*t/V)); Q=0.0317,V=20,c_end=350,c_init=1137

Experiment C1:

t [min] 	- time recorded at datalogger
t_pv [pv] 	- scaled time in pore volumes, calculated according to t_pv=(t*Q/PV); Q=0.2159,PV=49.968 
kappa [S/cm]	- electrical conductivity measured in the mixing vessel
kappa_rel [-]	- dimensionless relative electrical conductivity, calculated according to kappa_rel=kappa/kappa_max ; kappa_max=1095
kappa_recon [-] - reconstructed exponential decrease, calculated according to kappa_recon=EXP(-Q/V*(t-lag));  Q=0.2108,V=20,lag=0.2

Experiment C1 replicate:

t [min] 	- time recorded at datalogger
t_pv [pv] 	- scaled time in pore volumes, calculated according to t_pv=(t*Q/PV); Q=0.2039,PV=46.56
kappa [S/cm]	- electrical conductivity measured in the mixing vessel
kappa_rel [-]	- dimensionless relative electrical conductivity, calculated according to kappa_rel=kappa/kappa_max ; kappa_max=1055
kappa_recon [-] - reconstructed exponential decrease, calculated according to kappa_recon=EXP(-Q/V*(t-lag)); Q=0.2115,V=20,lag=0.2

Experiment C2:

t [min] 	- time recorded at datalogger
t_pv [pv] 	- scaled time in pore volumes, calculated according to t_pv=(t*Q/PV); Q=0.2159,PV=49.968
kappa [S/cm]	- electrical conductivity measured in the mixing vessel 
kappa_rel [-]	- dimensionless relative electrical conductivity, calculated according to kappa_rel=kappa/kappa_max ; kappa_max=1095
kappa_recon [-] - reconstructed exponential decrease, calculated according to kappa_recon=c_end/c_init*(1-EXP(-Q*t/V)); Q=0.2157,V=20,c_end=313,c_init=1095

Experiment C2 replicate:

t [min] 	- time recorded at datalogger
t_pv [pv] 	- scaled time in pore volumes, calculated according to t_pv=(t*Q/PV); Q=0.2039,PV=46.56
kappa [S/cm]	- electrical conductivity measured in the mixing vessel 
kappa_rel [-]	- dimensionless relative electrical conductivity, calculated according to kappa_rel=kappa/kappa_max ; kappa_max=1055
kappa_recon [-] - reconstructed exponential decrease, calculated according to kappa_recon=c_end/c_init*(1-EXP(-Q*t/V)); Q=0.2221,V=20,c_end=317,c_init=1055

Experiment D1:

t [min] 	- time recorded at datalogger
t_pv [pv] 	- scaled time in pore volumes, calculated according to t_pv=(t*Q/PV); Q=0.2159,PV=49.968 
kappa [S/cm]	- electrical conductivity measured in the mixing vessel
kappa_rel [-]	- dimensionless relative electrical conductivity, calculated according to kappa_rel=kappa/kappa_max ; kappa_max=1095
kappa_recon [-] - reconstructed exponential decrease, calculated according to kappa_recon=EXP(-Q/V*(t-lag));  Q=0.2108,V=20,lag=0.2

Experiment D1 replicate:

t [min] 	- time recorded at datalogger
t_pv [pv] 	- scaled time in pore volumes, calculated according to t_pv=(t*Q/PV); Q=0.2039,PV=46.56
kappa [S/cm]	- electrical conductivity measured in the mixing vessel
kappa_rel [-]	- dimensionless relative electrical conductivity, calculated according to kappa_rel=kappa/kappa_max ; kappa_max=1055
kappa_recon [-] - reconstructed exponential decrease, calculated according to kappa_recon=EXP(-Q/V*(t-lag)); Q=0.2115,V=20,lag=0.2

experiment D1 model:

time [min]	- time in minutes from numerical simulation
time [pv]	- dimensionless time in pore volumes from numerical simulation
rel conc. [-]	- relative concentration in the mixing vessel from numerical simulation

Experiment E1:

t_pv [pv] 	- scaled time in pore volumes
kappa_rel [-]	- dimensionless relative electrical conductivity

Experiment E1 replicate:

t_pv [pv] 	- scaled time in pore volumes
kappa_rel [-]	- dimensionless relative electrical conductivity