Effect of temperature on the re-structuring of the microstructure and geo-environmental behaviour of smectite

Applied Clay Science

Volumn 47, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 2-9

  Ouhadi, V R ^a   Yong, R N ^b   Goodarzi, A R ^a,c   Safari Zanjani, M ^a  

^a BU ALI SINA UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b North Saanich   (Canada)

^c Azad University of Hamedan   (Iran)

Author keywords

High level nuclear waste; Microstructure; Smectite; Soil behaviour; Temperature; XRD

Indexed keywords

HIGH LEVEL NUCLEAR WASTE; HIGH LEVEL NUCLEAR WASTES; SMECTITES; SOIL BEHAVIOUR; XRD;

CALCIUM; CAPILLARITY; CLAY; HEAT TREATMENT; HYDRATION; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MICROSTRUCTURE; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; SOIL TESTING; SORPTION; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL EFFECTS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

CLAY MINERALS;

BUFFERING; CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; CLAY SOIL; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MICROSTRUCTURE; PERMEABILITY; SMECTITE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 72749105388     PISSN: 01691317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2008.08.008     Document Type: Article

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