Tracing interactions between natural argillites and hyper-alkaline fluids from engineered cement paste and concrete: Chemical and isotopic monitoring of a 15-years old deep-disposal analogue

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1384-1402

  Techer, I ^a   Bartier, D ^b   Boulvais, Ph ^c   Tinseau, E ^d   Suchorski, K ^c   Cabrera, J ^d   Dauzeres A ^d  

^a CEREGE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^d INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITE DISSOLUTION; CEMENT PASTE; CEMENTITIOUS MATERIALS; CHEMICAL DATA; CLAYSTONES; EXPERIMENTAL PLATFORM; GEOCHEMICAL CHANGES; ISOTOPIC DATA; ISOTOPIC PATTERN; ISOTOPIC RATIOS; LEACHATES; MGO; MINERAL PHASE; RE-PRECIPITATION; ROCK MATRIX; SILICATE HYDRATES; SPATIAL EXTENT; XRD;

ACETIC ACID; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CALCIUM SILICATE; CARBONATE MINERALS; COMPUTATIONAL ELECTROMAGNETICS; CRACKS; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDRATES; ISOTOPES; MATRIX ALGEBRA; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; ROCKS; SILICATES;

ALKALINITY;

ACETIC ACID; ALKALINE ROCK; ARGILLITE; CEMENT; CONCRETE; ISOTOPIC RATIO; LEACHATE; MICROCRACK; SAMPLING; WASTE DISPOSAL;

AVEYRON; FRANCE; MIDI-PYRENEES; TOURNEMIRE;

EID: 84861665969     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2011.08.013     Document Type: Article

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