Water saturation and retention of hydrophilic clay buffer - microstructural aspects

Applied Clay Science

Volumn 23, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 61-68

  Pusch, R ^a   Yong, R ^b  

^a Ideon Science Park   (Sweden)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clay buffer; Hydration; Water saturation

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY; DIFFUSION; HYDRATION; HYDROPHILICITY; MICROSTRUCTURE; PRESSURE EFFECTS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

VOIDS;

CLAY;

CLAY; CLAY LINER; HYDRATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; SATURATION; SMECTITE; WATER UPTAKE;

EID: 0043009818     PISSN: 01691317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-1317(03)00087-5     Document Type: Article

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