Diffusive transport of VOCs through LLDPE and two coextruded geomembranes

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 136, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1167-1177

  Mcwatters, Rebecca S ^a   Rowe, R Kerry ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Barriers; Diffusion; Geomembranes; Permeability; Volatile organic chemicals

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS PHASE; BARRIERS; DIFFUSIVE PROPERTIES; DIFFUSIVE RESISTANCE; DIFFUSIVE TRANSPORT; INNER CORE; LABORATORY TEST; MASS FLUX; ORDER OF MAGNITUDE; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; PERMEABILITY; PERMEATION COEFFICIENTS; POLYAMIDE (NYLON); UPPER BOUND; VAPOR PHASIS; VOLATILE ORGANIC CHEMICALS;

DIFFUSION BARRIERS; ETHYLENE; GEOMEMBRANES; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; POLYAMIDES; POLYETHYLENES; RAYON; SORPTION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

LANDFILL LININGS;

DIFFUSION; GEOMEMBRANE; LABORATORY METHOD; PERMEABILITY; POLYMER; SORPTION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

EID: 79951801635     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0000345     Document Type: Article

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