Geochemical behaviour of a bentonite barrier in the laboratory after up to 8years of heating and hydration

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 809-824

  Fernandez A ^a   Villar, M V ^a  

^a CIEMAT   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVECTIVE-DIFFUSIVE TRANSPORT; BENTONITE BARRIER; BOTTOM SURFACES; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CLAY BARRIERS; CONCENTRATION OF; CYLINDRICAL CELLS; DISSOLUTION-PRECIPITATION PROCESS; DRY DENSITY; EDGE SITES; ENGINEERED BARRIERS; EXCHANGE REACTION; EXCHANGEABLE CATION; FTIR ANALYSIS; GEOCHEMICAL PROCESS; HEATING ZONE; HIGH LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; HYDROGEOCHEMICAL PROCESS; MAIN PROCESS; PH CHANGE; PORE WATERS; PORE-WATER CHEMISTRY; POSTMORTEM ANALYSIS; SEM; SMECTITES; SURFACE COMPLEXATION; TOP SURFACE; TOTAL LENGTH; WATER EVAPORATION; WATER INTERACTIONS; WATER SYSTEM;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; BENTONITE; CARBONATE MINERALS; CLAY MINERALS; COMPLEXATION; DISSOLUTION; EVAPORATION; HEATING; HYDRATES; HYDRATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE TREATMENT; IONIC STRENGTH; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; PH; POSITIVE IONS; PROCESS CONTROL; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; SURFACE REACTIONS; SURFACES; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER;

IONIZATION OF LIQUIDS;

ANHYDRITE; BARRIER (EQUIPMENT); BENTONITE; CALCITE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONATE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DISSOLUTION; DRY DENSITY; EVAPORATION; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; GEOCHEMICAL METHOD; HEATING; HYDRATION; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; LABORATORY METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; PH; POREWATER; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); RADIOACTIVE WASTE; REPOSITORY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SMECTITE; SULFATE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 77954863318     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2010.03.001     Document Type: Article

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