The hydraulic conductivity and adsorptivity of organoclay in a sand-bentonite barrier to hydrophobic organic chemicals

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1429-1443

  Li, L Y ^a,b   Denham, W T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Engineering Central   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bentonite; Hydrophobic organic contaminants; Organoclay

Indexed keywords

BENTONITE; CATIONIC SURFACTANTS; HERBICIDES; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; NAPHTHALENE; ORGANOCLAY; PHENOLS; TOLUENE;

BATCH ADSORPTION TESTS; BENTONITE BARRIER; DILUTE CONCENTRATIONS; HEXADECYLTRIMETHYLAMMONIUM; HYDROPHOBIC ORGANIC CHEMICALS; HYDROPHOBIC ORGANIC CONTAMINANT; INORGANIC CATIONS; NA BENTONITES;

ORGANIC CHEMICALS;

BENTONITE; CATION; CATIONIC SURFACTANT; CETRIMONIUM CHLORIDE; NAPHTHALENE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; ORGANIC MATTER; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; SODIUM; TOLUENE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CLAY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; HYDROPHOBICITY; PERMEABILITY BARRIER; SAMPLE; SAND; SIMULATION;

EID: 0034352970     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593332208618176     Document Type: Article

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