Tracer diffusion in compacted, water-saturated bentonite

Clays and Clay Minerals

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 363-374

  Bourg, Ian C ^a,b,c,d   Sposito, Garrison ^a,c   Bourg, Alain C M ^b  

^a Berkeley   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE PAU ET DES PAYS DE L'ADOUR   (France)

^c LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d ANDRA   (France)

Author keywords

Bentonite; Diffusion; Geometric factor; Interlayer; Montmorillonite; Nanopore; Smectite; Waste containment

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; DIFFUSION; LAND FILL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RADIOACTIVE TRACERS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL;

BENTONITE-WATER SYSTEMS; MONTMORILLONITE BASAL SURFACES; PORE-NETWORK GEOMETRY; WASTE CONTAINMENT;

BENTONITE;

BENTONITE; CONTAINMENT; DIFFUSION; MONTMORILLONITE; PORE SPACE; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; SMECTITE; TRACER;

EID: 33746817870     PISSN: 00098604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1346/CCMN.2006.0540307     Document Type: Article

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