We explore the effects of colloid shape on straining kinetics by measuring the filtration of spherical and nonspherical colloids within saturated columns packed with quartz sand. Our observations demonstrate that the transport of peanut-shaped colloids matches the transport of spherical colloids with diameters equal to the minor-axis length of the peanut-shaped colloids. The straining rates of the spherical colloids vary linearly with the ratio of colloid diameter (d(p)) to sand-grain diameter (d(g)) for 0.0083 < d(p)/d(g) < 0.06. This linear relationship also quantifies the straining rates of the peanut-shaped particles provided that the particle's minor axis length is used for d(p). Results of pore-scale simulations reveal that a peanut-shaped particle adopts a preferred orientation as it approaches a pore-space constriction such that its major axis tends to align with the local flow direction. The extent of this reorientation increases with the particle's aspect ratio. Findings from this research suggest that straining is sensitive to changes in colloid shape and thatthe kinetics of this process can be approximated on the basis of measurable properties of the nonspherical colloids and porous media.
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