The use of X-ray CT to measure diffusion coefficients of heavy ions in water-saturated porous media

Engineering Geology

Volumn 56, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 11-17

  Nakashima, Yoshito ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF JAPAN   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Heavy element; Non destructive imaging; Waste disposal; X ray CT

Indexed keywords

CLAY; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES; HEAVY IONS; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; POROUS MATERIALS; ROCKS; WASTE DISPOSAL;

DIFFUSION COEFFICIENTS; X RAY COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

ENGINEERING GEOLOGY;

DIFFUSION; IONIC COMPOSITION; POROUS MEDIUM; SATURATED MEDIUM; TOMOGRAPHY; WASTE DISPOSAL; X-RAY;

EID: 0034175629     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-7952(99)00130-1     Document Type: Article

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