Caesium uptake by Callovian-Oxfordian clayrock under alkaline perturbation

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1194-1201

  Gaboreau, S ^a   Claret, F ^a   Crouzet, C ^a   Giffaut, E ^b   Tournassat, Ch ^a  

^a BRGM   (France)

^b ANDRA   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE SOLUTIONS; BARRIER PERFORMANCE; BATCH EXPERIMENTS; CLAYROCKS; MINERALOGICAL CHANGES; NEAR-FIELD; POTENTIAL EFFECTS; RETENTION PROPERTIES; ROCK SAMPLE; ROCK/CONCRETE INTERFACE; SORPTION SITES;

CLAY MINERALS; EXPERIMENTS; SORPTION;

CESIUM;

ALKALINE ENVIRONMENT; CALLOVIAN; CESIUM; CLAY; CLAY MINERAL; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; ILLITE; MINERALOGY; OXFORDIAN; POTASSIUM; SORPTION;

EID: 84860363026     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2012.02.002     Document Type: Article

References (46)

1. Becerro A.I., Mantovani M., Escudero A. Mineralogical stability of phyllosilicates in hyperalkaline fluids: influence of layer nature, octahedral occupation and presence of tetrahedral Al. Am. Mineral. 2009, 94:1187-1197.
2. Ben-Bolie G.H., Owono A.P., Ekobena F.H.P., Abega C.R. Study of the distribution of Cs-137 in the pine in Northern Ukraine after the Chernobyl nuclear accident. Disaster Adv. 2008, 1:32-34.
3. Beresford N.A., Howard B.J., Barnett C.L., Crout N.M.J. The uptake by vegetation of Chernobyl and aged radiocesium in upland West Cumbria. J. Environ. Radioactiv. 1992, 16:181-195.
4. Bergaya, F., Theng, B.K.G., Lagaly, G., 2006. Handbook of Clay Science.
5. Blanc P., Legendre O., Gaucher E.C. Estimate of clay minerals amounts from XRD pattern modeling: the Arquant model. Phys. Chem. Earth 2007, 32:135-144.
6. Bolt G.H., Summer M.E., Kamphorst A. A study of the equilibrium between three categories of potassium in an illitic soil. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. Proc. 1963, 27:294-299.
7. Bourg I.C., Sposito G., Bourg A.C.M. Modeling the acid-base surface chemistry of montmorillonite. J. Colloid Interface Sci. 2007, 312:297-310.
8. Bradbury M.H., Baeyens B. A generalised sorption model for the concentration dependent uptake of caesium by argillaceous rocks. J. Contam. Hydrol. 2000, 42:141-163.
9. Brouwer E., Baeyens B., Maes A., Cremers A. Cesium and rubidium ion equilibria in illite clay. J. Phys. Chem. 1983, 87:1213-1219.
10. Camps M., Rigol A., Vidal M., Rauret G. Assessment of the suitability of soil amendments to reduce Cs-137 and Sr-90 root uptake in meadows. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2003, 37:2820-2828.
11. Claret F., Bauer A., Schafer T., Griffault L., Lanson B. Experimental investigation of the interaction of clays with high-pH solutions: a case study from the Callovo-Oxfordian formation, Meuse-Haute Marne underground laboratory (France). Clays Clay Min. 2002, 50:633-646.
12. Claret F., Lerouge C., Laurioux T., Bizi M., Conte T., Ghestem J.P., Wille G., Sato T., Gaucher E.C., Giffaut E., Tournassat C. Natural iodine in a clay formation: implications for iodine fate in geological disposals. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 2010, 74:16-29.
13. Danzer K. Analytical Chemistry: Theoretical and Mineralogical Fundamentals 2007, Springer.
14. Dauzeres A., Le Bescop P., Sardini P., Coumes C.C.D. Physico-chemical investigation of clayey/cement-based materials interaction in the context of geological waste disposal: experimental approach and results. Cem. Concr. Res. 2010, 40:1327-1340.
15. Duc M., Gaboriaud F., Thomas F. Sensitivity of the acid-base properties of clays to the methods of preparation and measurement - 1. Literature review. J. Colloid Interface Sci. 2005, 289:139-147.
16. Dyer A., Zubair M. Ion-exchange in chabazite. Micropor. Mesopor. Mater. 1998, 22:135-150.
17. Dyer A., Las T., Zubair M. The use of natural zeolites for radioactive waste treatment: studies on leaching from zeolite/cement composites. J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem. 2000, 243:839-841.
18. Fernandez R., Cuevas J., Mader U.K. Modeling experimental results of diffusion of alkaline solutions through a compacted bentonite barrier. Cem. Concr. Res. 2010, 40:1255-1264.
19. Fernandez R., Mader U.K., Rodriguez M., de la Villa R.V., Cuevas J. Alteration of compacted bentonite by diffusion of highly alkaline solutions. Eur. J. Mineral. 2009, 21:725-735.
20. Fernandez R., Rodriguez M., de la Villa R.V., Cuevas J. Geochemical constraints on the stability of zeolites and C-S-H in the high pH reaction of bentonite. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 2010, 74:890-906.
21. Gaboreau S., Pret D., Tinseau E., Claret F., Pellegrini D., Stammose D. 15 years of in situ cementâ€" argillite interaction from Tournemire URL: characterisation of the multi-scale spatial heterogeneities of pore space evolution. Appl. Geochem. 2011, 26:2159-2171.
22. Gaucher E., Robelin C., Matray J.M., Negral G., Gros Y., Heitz J.F., Vinsot A., Rebours H., Cassagnabere A., Bouchet A. ANDRA underground research laboratory: interpretation of the mineralogical and geochemical data acquired in the Callovian-Oxfordian formation by investigative drilling. Phys. Chem. Earth 2004, 29:55-77.
23. Gaucher E.C., Blanc P. Cement/clay interactions - a review: experiments, natural analogues, and modeling. Waste Manage. 2006, 26:776-788.
24. Gaucher E.C., Tournassat C., Pearson F.J., Blanc P., Crouzet C., Lerouge C., Altmann S. A robust model for pore-water chemistry of clayrock. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 2009, 73:6470-6487.
25. Golosov V.N., Walling D.E., Panin A.V., Stukin E.D., Kvasnikova E.V., Ivanova N.N. The spatial variability of Chernobyl-derived Cs-137 inventories in a small agricultural drainage basin in central Russia. Appl. Radiat. Isotop. 1999, 51:341-352.
26. Honty M., De Craen M., Wang L., Madejova J., Czimerova A., Pentrak M., Stricek I., Van Geet M. The effect of high pH alkaline solutions on the mineral stability of the boom clay - batch experiments at 60°C. Appl. Geochem. 2010, 25:825-840.
27. Iwaida T., Nagasaki S., Tanaka S., Yaita T., Tachimori S. Structure alteration of C-S-H (calcium silicate hydrated phases) caused by sorption of caesium. Radiochim. Acta 2002, 90:677-681.
28. Jackson M.L. Weathering of primary and secondary minerals in soils. Int. Soc. Soil Sci. 1968, 4:281-292.
29. Kissane M.P. A review of radionuclide behaviour in the primary system of a very-high-temperature reactor. Nucl. Eng. Des. 2009, 239:3076-3091.
30. Komarneni S. Cesium sorption by clay-minerals and shales at elevated temperatures. J. Inorg. Nucl. Chem. 1979, 41:397-400.
31. Mader U.K., Fierz T., Frieg B., Eikenberg J., Ruthi M., Albinsson Y., Mori A., Ekberg S., Stille P. Interaction of hyperalkaline fluid with fractured rock: Field and laboratory experiments of the HPF project (Grimsel Test Site, Switzerland). J. Geochem. Explor. 2006, 90:68-94.
32. Marty N.C.M., Tournassat C., Burnol A., Giffaut E., Gaucher E.C. Influence of reaction kinetics and mesh refinement on the numerical modelling of concrete/clay interactions. J. Hydrol. 2009, 364:58-72.
33. Melkior T., Yahiaoui S., Motellier S., Thoby D., Tevissen E. Cesium sorption and diffusion in Bure mudrock samples. Appl. Clay Sci. 2005, 29:172-186.
34. Parkhurst, D.L., 1995. Useŕs Guide to PHREEQC - A Computer Program for Speciation, Reaction-Path, Advective-Transport, and Inverse Geochemical Calculations. US Geol. Surv. Water-Resour. Invest. Rep. 95-4227.
35. Perkins R.B., Palmer C.D. Solubility of ettringite (Ca-6[Al(OH)(6)](2)(SO4)(3) center dot 26H(2)O) at 5-75°C. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 1999, 63:1969-1980.
36. Poinssot C., Baeyens B., Bradbury M.H. Experimental and modelling studies of caesium sorption on illite. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 1999, 63:3217-3227.
37. Pointeau I., Marmier N., Fromage F., Fedoroff M., Giffaut E. Cesium and lead uptake by CSH phases of hydrated cement. Sci. Basis Nucl. Waste Manage. Xxiv 2000, 663:105-113.
38. Remy J.C., Orsini L. Utilisation du chlorure de cobaltihexamine pour la détermination simultanée de la capacité d'échange et des bases échangeables dans les sols. Sci. Sol 1976, 4:269-275.
39. Sanchez A.L., Smolders E., Van den Brande K., Merckx R., Wright S.M., Naylor C. Predictions of in situ solid/liquid distribution of radiocaesium in soils. J. Environ. Radioactiv. 2002, 63:35-47.
40. Snell D.S. Review of synthesis and properties of tobermorite, C-S-H(I), and C-S-H Gel. J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 1975, 58:292-295.
41. Sposito G. Derivation of the Freundlich equation for ion-exchange reactions in soils. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 1980, 44:652-654.
42. Steefel C.I., Carroll S., Zhao P.H., Roberts S. Cesium migration in Hanford sediment: a multisite cation exchange model based on laboratory transport experiments. J. Contam. Hydrol. 2003, 67:219-246.
43. Tournassat C., Gailhanou H., Crouzet C., Braibant G., Gautier A., Lassin A., Blanc P., Gaucher E.C. Two cation exchange models for direct and inverse modelling of solution major cation composition in equilibrium with illite surfaces. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 2007, 71:1098-1114.
44. Tournassat C., Gailhanou H., Crouzet C., Braibant G., Gautier A., Gaucher E.C. Cation exchange selectivity coefficient values on smectite and mixed layer illite/smectite minerals. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 2009, 73:928-942.
45. Van Loon L.R., Baeyens B., Bradbury M.H. The sorption behaviour of caesium on Opalinus clay: a comparison between intact and crushed material. Appl. Geochem. 2009, 24:999-1004.
46. Wang T.-H., Chen C.-L., Ou L.-Y., Wei Y.-Y., Chang F.-L., Teng S.-P. Cs sorption to potential host rock of low-level radioactive waste repository in Taiwan: experiments and numerical fitting study. J. Hazard. Mater. 2011, 192:1079-1087.