Hydration of bentonite in natural waters: Application of "confined volume" wet-cell X-ray diffractometry

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 32, Issue 1-7, 2007, Pages 247-258

  Warr, Laurence ^a   Berger, Julia ^a  

^a UMR 7063   (France)

Author keywords

Backfill; Bentonite; Confined volume; Hydration; Montmorillonite; Natural water; Waste repository; Wet cell XRD

Indexed keywords

CLAY MINERALS; GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES; HYDRATION; SEALANTS; SEAWATER;

CONFINED VOLUME; SOLUTION UPTAKE; WET-CELL X-RAY DIFFRACTION MONITORING TECHNIQUES;

BENTONITE;

BACKFILL; BENTONITE; HYDRATION; MONTMORILLONITE; REPOSITORY; SOLUTION; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 33847738661     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2006.02.048     Document Type: Article

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