Freezing and thawing of montmorillonite - A time-resolved synchrotron X-ray diffraction study

Applied Clay Science

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 127-134

  Svensson, Per Daniel ^a,b   Hansen, Staffan ^b  

^a SWEDISH NUCLEAR FUEL AND WASTE MANAGEMENT CO   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bentonite; Clay; Freezing; Montmorillonite; Smectite; Thawing; Time resolved; XRD

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT ATMOSPHERE; BASAL SPACING; BENTONITE CLAY; CA-MONTMORILLONITE; FREEZING AND THAWING; HIGH SURFACE AREA; ICE CRYSTALS; ICE FORMATIONS; IN-SITU; NA-MONTMORILLONITE; NITROGEN GAS; ONE-LAYER HYDRATES; PURE WATER; SMECTITES; SPENT NUCLEAR FUELS; SURFACE AREA; SYNCHROTRON X RAY DIFFRACTION; THERMAL CONTRACTION; THREE-LAYER; TIME-RESOLVED; TWO DIMENSIONAL DIFFRACTION; TWO LAYERS; WYOMING; XRD;

BENTONITE; CALCIUM; CALCIUM SILICATE; CRYSTALS; DEHYDRATION; DEWATERING; FREEZING; GAS HYDRATES; HYDRATION; ICE; MICA; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; SILICATE MINERALS; SODIUM; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; SYNCHROTRONS; THAWING; TWO DIMENSIONAL; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CLAY MINERALS;

BENTONITE; DEHYDRATION; FREEZING; MONTMORILLONITE; MUSCOVITE; NITROGEN; PYROPHYLLITE; SMECTITE; THAWING; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

UNITED STATES; WYOMING;

EID: 77955057107     PISSN: 01691317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2010.04.015     Document Type: Article

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