Diffusion of 22Na and 85Sr in montmorillonite: Evidence of interlayer diffusion being the dominant pathway at high compaction

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 478-485

  Glaus, Martin A ^a   Baeyens, Bart ^a   Bradbury, Michael H ^a   Jakob, Andreas ^a   Van Loon, Luc R ^a   Yaroshchuk, Andriy ^a  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DIFFUSION; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; SORPTION;

BARRIER SYSTEMS; KAOLINITE; MONTMORILLONITE;

CLAY;

SODIUM 22; STRONTIUM 85; BENTONITE; KAOLIN; SODIUM; STRONTIUM; TRACER;

CLAY; COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DIFFUSION; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; SORPTION;

BENTONITE; COMPACTION; DIFFUSION; ION EXCHANGE; KAOLINITE; MONTMORILLONITE; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; SODIUM; SORPTION; STRONTIUM; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DIFFUSION; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; MATERIALS TESTING; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GREECE;

BENTONITE; DIFFUSION; GREECE; KAOLIN; MODELS, CHEMICAL; RADIOACTIVE TRACERS; SODIUM RADIOISOTOPES; STRONTIUM RADIOISOTOPES;

EID: 33846258731     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es061908d     Document Type: Article

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