Modeling experimental results of diffusion of alkaline solutions through a compacted bentonite barrier

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1255-1264

  Fernández, Raúl ^a,c   Cuevas, Jaime ^b   Mäder, Urs K ^c  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS DE LA CONSTRUCCIÓN EDUARDO TORROJA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bentonite; Diffusion (C); Kinetics (A); Modeling (E); Radioactive waste (E)

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE CATIONS; ALKALINE SOLUTIONS; ALTERATION ZONES; BRUCITE; COMPACTED BENTONITE; DEEP GEOLOGICAL DISPOSAL; DIFFUSIVE REGIME; ENGINEERED BARRIER SYSTEM; GEOCHEMICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; HIGH LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES; HYDROTALCITES; INTERLAYER REGIONS; LABORATORY DIFFUSION; MODELING (E); MODELING PROCESS; PARTIAL DISSOLUTION; REACTIVE TRANSPORT CODES; SMALL SCALE; SWELLING CLAY;

BENTONITE; CALCIUM; CLAY ALTERATION; CLAY MINERALS; DIFFUSION; DISSOLUTION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE TREATMENT; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADIOACTIVITY; SILICATE MINERALS; WASTE DISPOSAL;

RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 77953698580     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2009.09.011     Document Type: Article

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