Diffusion modelling of OIT depletion from HDPE geomembrane in landfill applications

Geosynthetics International

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 183-196

  Rimal, S ^a   Rowe, R K ^b  

^a GOLDER ASSOCIATES LTD   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Antioxidant; Diffusion; Geomembrane; Geosynthetics; Landfill; Liner; Temperature

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; GEOMEMBRANES; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; LAND FILL; LEACHATE TREATMENT; PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS; SAND; TEMPERATURE; TESTING;

ACCELERATED AGEING TESTS; ARRHENIUS TYPE RELATIONSHIPS; GEOSYNTHETICS; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE(HDPE); LEACHATE DRAINAGE LAYERS; LINER; OXIDATIVE INDUCTION TIME; PARTITIONING COEFFICIENTS;

DIFFUSION;

ANTIOXIDANT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPOSITE; DIFFUSION; INCUBATION; LANDFILL; LEACHATE; MEMBRANE; MODEL TEST; MODELING; OXIDATION; PARTITIONING; TEMPORAL PERIOD;

ANTIOXIDANT; DIFFUSION; GEOMEMBRANE; OXIDATION; POLYETHYLENE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 67650895856     PISSN: 10726349     EISSN: 10726349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/gein.2009.16.3.183     Document Type: Article

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