The effect of high pH alkaline solutions on the mineral stability of the Boom Clay - Batch experiments at 60°C

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 825-840

  Honty, M ^a   De Craen, M ^a   Wang, L ^a   Madejova J ^b   Czimerova A ^b   Pentrak M ^b   Stricek I ^c   Van Geet, M ^d  

^a BELGIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

^c Physics and Informatics   (Slovakia)

^d Belgian Agency for Management of Radioactive Waste and Enriched Fissile Materials   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE ATTACK; ALKALINE PLUMES; ALKALINE SOLUTIONS; BATCH EXPERIMENTS; BELGIUM; BOOM CLAYS; BULK ROCKS; CATION EXCHANGES; CLAY FRACTIONS; DEEP GEOLOGICAL DISPOSAL; ELEMENTAL CONCENTRATIONS; EVOLVED CEMENT WATERS; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; HIGH PH; INITIAL PH; LAYER CHARGE; LEACHATES; MATRIX; MINERALOGICAL COMPOSITIONS; ORGANIC MATTER; ORGANIC MATTER DECOMPOSITION; QUANTITATIVE LINKS; SMECTITES;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CALCIUM; CEMENTS; CLAY ALTERATION; DISSOLUTION; EXPERIMENTS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE TREATMENT; KAOLINITE; MINERALS; ORGANIC MINERALS; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS; POSITIVE IONS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; SILICATE MINERALS; WASTE DISPOSAL;

PH EFFECTS;

ALKALINITY; BOOM CLAY; CONCRETE; DISSOLUTION; ILLITE; ION EXCHANGE; KAOLINITE; LEACHATE; ORGANIC MATTER; PERTURBATION; PH; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; REPOSITORY; SMECTITE; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WASTE DISPOSAL;

BELGIUM;

EID: 77954860452     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2010.03.002     Document Type: Article

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