Stability of bentonites in salt solutions. II. Potassium chloride solution - Initial step of illitization?

Applied Clay Science

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 98-107

  Kaufhold, S ^a   Dohrmann, R ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES BGR   (Germany)

^b Energie und Geologie   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bentonite stability; Illitization; K smectite; Smectite alteration; Smectite collapse

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION ENERGIES; COMMON CATION; GEOTECHNICAL; HIGH LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE REPOSITORIES; ILLITE PARTICLES; ILLITIZATION; LAYER CHARGE DENSITY; LONG-TERM STORAGE; MINOR COMPONENTS; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE SOLUTIONS; PROBE MOLECULES; SALT SOLUTION; SMECTITE COLLAPSE; SMECTITES; SWELLING CAPACITIES; WATER ADSORPTION; WETTING-DRYING; XRD;

ADSORPTION; BENTONITE; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COMPOSITE FILMS; DEWATERING; DISSOLUTION; DRYING; INDUSTRIAL WASTE TREATMENT; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; POSITIVE IONS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; SILICA; SWELLING;

CLAY MINERALS;

ADSORPTION; BENTONITE; DISSOLUTION; ILLITE; ILLITIZATION; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SALT; SMECTITE; SWELLING; WETTING;

EID: 77955050135     PISSN: 01691317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2010.04.009     Document Type: Article

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