Multicomponent diffusion modeling in clay systems with application to the diffusion of tritium, iodide, and sodium in opalinus clay

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 5002-5007

  Appelo, C Anthony J ^a   Wersin, Paul ^b  

^a Hydrochemical Consultant   (Netherlands)

^b NAGRA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CLAY; MEMBRANES; POROSITY; TRITIUM;

DIFFUSE DOUBLE LAYER; HYDROGEOCHEMICAL TRANSPORT MODEL; TORTUOSITY FACTOR;

DIFFUSION;

IODIDE; SODIUM; TRITIUM;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CLAY; DIFFUSION; MEMBRANES; POROSITY; TRITIUM;

CLAY; DIFFUSION; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; IODIDE; MODELING; SODIUM; TORTUOSITY; TRITIUM; WATER CONTENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLAY; DIFFUSION; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEOCHEMICAL TRANSPORT MODEL; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MULTICOMPONENT DIFFUSION MODELING; NONHUMAN; POROSITY; SURFACE CHARGE;

ALUMINUM SILICATES; DIFFUSION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; IODIDES; SODIUM; TRITIUM;

EID: 34547156597     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es0629256     Document Type: Article

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