Smectite alteration and its influence on the barrier properties of smectite clay for a repository

Applied Clay Science

Volumn 47, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 99-104

  Lee, Jae Owan ^a   Kang, Il Mo ^b   Cho, Won Jin ^a  

^a Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

^b Korea National Oil Corporation ^*  (South Korea)

Author keywords

Barrier property; Hydrothermal test; Repository; Smectite; Smectite alteration

Indexed keywords

BARRIER PROPERTIES; CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITIES; CONVERSION REACTIONS; HYDROTHERMALLY TREATED; ILLITE-SMECTITE; KEY FACTORS; LAYER CHARGE; NICKEL IONS; POTASSIUM CONCENTRATIONS; RELEASE RATE; SMECTITE CLAYS; SMECTITE LAYERS; SMECTITES; SOLID SAMPLES; SOLUTION RATIO; SORPTION CAPACITIES; STARTING MATERIALS;

CESIUM; CESIUM COMPOUNDS; CLAY ALTERATION; DIFFRACTION; HOLOGRAPHIC INTERFEROMETRY; SILICA; SORPTION;

CLAY MINERALS;

CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; CESIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; ILLITE; ION EXCHANGE; NICKEL; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; POTASSIUM; REPOSITORY; SILICA; SMECTITE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 73049097586     PISSN: 01691317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2008.10.007     Document Type: Article

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