Thermodynamic properties of brucite determined by solubility studies and their significance to nuclear waste isolation

Aquatic Geochemistry

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 223-238

  Xiong, Yongliang ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydromagnesite; Nuclear waste isolation; Pitzer equations; Solubility constants; Solubility studies; Specific interaction theory (SIT)

Indexed keywords

BRUCITE; DIMENSIONLESS NUMBER; DISSOLUTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); RADIOACTIVE WASTE; SOLUBILITY; SUPERSATURATION; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTY;

EID: 48449093590     PISSN: 13806165     EISSN: 15731421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10498-008-9034-3     Document Type: Article

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