Diffusion-driven transport in clayrock formations

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 463-478

  Altmann, Scott ^a   Tournassat, Christophe ^b   Goutelard, Florence ^c   Parneix, Jean Claude ^d   Gimmi, Thomas ^e,g   Maes, Norbert ^f  

^a ANDRA   (France)

^b BRGM   (France)

^c DIF   (France)

^d ERM   (France)

^e PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^f BELGIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE CATIONS; ANION DISTRIBUTION; BOOM CLAYS; CALLOVO-OXFORDIAN ARGILLITE; CHARGED SURFACES; CLAYROCKS; COMPACTED MATERIALS; DIFFERENT SCALE; DIFFUSION ANISOTROPY; DIFFUSION CHARACTERISTICS; DIFFUSION EXPERIMENTS; DIFFUSION PARAMETERS; DISPERSED SYSTEMS; ELECTRICAL DOUBLE LAYERS; EQUILIBRIUM CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; FORMATION SCALE; GEOLOGICAL FORMATION; HIGH RESOLUTION; ION DISTRIBUTIONS; LABORATORY SCALE; LOW LEVEL; MATERIAL DENSITY; MINERAL COMPOSITION; MINERAL GRAINS; MINIMAL EFFECTS; MOBILE SPECIES; MOLECULAR SCALE; OPALINUS CLAY; PORE VOLUME; POROUS MATRIXS; POTENTIAL EFFECTS; PROPERTY MODELS; SEDIMENTARY FORMATION; SORPTION EQUILIBRIA; SORPTION MODELS; TIME-SPACE; TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS; TRANSPORT MODELS; UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL;

ACTINIDES; CESIUM; CESIUM COMPOUNDS; CHARGED PARTICLES; CHLORINE; CLAY MINERALS; DIFFUSION; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; EUROPIUM; GEOLOGIC MODELS; IODINE; IONIC STRENGTH; MINERALS; NEGATIVE IONS; NEPTUNIUM; POSITIVE IONS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTE TRANSPORTATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADIOISOTOPES; SORPTION; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; WASTE DISPOSAL;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

ALKALINITY; ANISOTROPY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLAY MINERAL; DIFFUSION; HEAVY METAL; ION EXCHANGE; ISOTOPE; MOBILITY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; POROUS MEDIUM; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; SOLUTE; SORPTION; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 84855598034     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2011.09.015     Document Type: Article

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