Porosity investigation of compacted bentonite using XRD profile modeling

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 128, Issue 1-4, 2012, Pages 19-32

  Holmboe, Michael ^a   Wold, Susanna ^a   Jonsson, Mats ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bentonite; Clay swelling; Microstructure; Nuclear waste disposal; Porosity; XRD

Indexed keywords

BENTONITE BARRIER; CLAY SWELLING; COMPACTED BENTONITE; CONFINED CONDITION; DEEP GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORY; INTERLAYER DISTANCE; INTERLAYER SWELLING; INTERPARTICLE POROSITY; NUCLEAR WASTE; NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSAL; PROFILE FITTING; RADIONUCLIDE TRANSPORT; TOTAL POROSITY; WYOMING; XRD; XRD PROFILE MODELING;

MICROSTRUCTURE; POROSITY; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; SODIUM; SWELLING; WASTE DISPOSAL;

BENTONITE;

BENTONITE; CALCIUM ION; MONTMORILLONITE; SODIUM ION;

BENTONITE; MICROSTRUCTURE; MODELING; POROSITY; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; SWELLING; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER CONTENT; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

ARTICLE; CLAY; COMPUTER MODEL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER CONTENT; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BENTONITE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; POROSITY; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTANTS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WYOMING; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 81355138483     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: 18736009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2011.10.005     Document Type: Article

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