Effects of dry density and exchangeable cations on the diffusion process of sodium ions in compacted montmorillonite

Engineering Geology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 246-254

  Kozaki, Tamotsu ^a   Fujishima, Atsushi ^a,b   Saito, Nobuhiko ^a,c   Sato, Seichi ^a   Ohashi, Hiroshi ^a,d  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^c TOKYO ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY   (Japan)

^d Econixe Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Activation energy; Bentonite; Calcium montmorillonite; Diffusion; Geological disposal; High level radioactive waste; Sodium; Sodium montmorillonite

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; BENTONITE; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; COMPACTION; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES; ION EXCHANGE; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; SODIUM; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CALCIUM MONTMORILLONITE; DRY DENSITY; HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE; MONTMORILLONITE; SODIUM MONTMORILLONITE;

SILICATE MINERALS;

BENTONITE; CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; MONTMORILLONITE; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 27844532163     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2005.06.010     Document Type: Article

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