Study of sorption and diffusion of 137Cs in compacted bentonite saturated with saline water at 60°C

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 81-89

  Suzuki, Satoru ^a   Haginuma, Masashi ^a   Suzuki, Kazunori ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH AND INNOVATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cesium; Compacted bentonite; Diffusion; Saline water; Sorption

Indexed keywords

BENTONITE; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; DIFFUSION; SALINE WATER; SORPTION;

BATCH SORPTION; COMPACTED BENTONITE; RESERVOIR DEPLETION;

CESIUM;

EID: 33947102112     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/18811248.2007.9711259     Document Type: Article

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