Experimental interactions of the Opalinus Clay and Boom Clay with various repository relevant solutions at 90°C under closed conditions

Applied Clay Science

Volumn 59-60, Issue , 2012, Pages 50-63

  Honty, M ^a   Wang, L ^b   Osacky M ^b,c   Uhlik P ^b   Czimerova A ^d   Madejova J ^d  

^a BELGIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^b Faculty of Natural Sciences   (Slovakia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Cation exchange capacity; Geological disposal; Heat; Mineral stability; Surface area; Surface charge

Indexed keywords

BATCH TESTS; BOOM CLAYS; BUFFER CAPACITY; CATION EXCHANGES; CHEMICAL PROCESS; CLAY FRACTIONS; CLAY MINERALOGY; CLOSED CONDITION; COUPLED HEAT; ENGINEERED BARRIER SYSTEM; EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATION; FTIR; GEOCHEMICAL CONDITIONS; GEOCHEMICAL MODELLING; GEOLOGICAL DISPOSALS; HEAT; HOST ROCKS; IN-LINE; LAYER CHARGE; MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE; OPALINUS CLAY; PARALLEL TEST; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PORE WATERS; ROCK SAMPLE; SOLUTION COMPOSITION; SPECIFIC TIME; SURFACE AREA; TEMPERATURE INCREASE; XRD;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CARBONATES; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; ROCKS; SEPARATION; SURFACE CHARGE;

CLAY MINERALS;

CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; CLAY MINERAL; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GEOCHEMISTRY; MINERALOGY; MODELING; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; REPOSITORY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 84862778482     PISSN: 01691317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2012.02.011     Document Type: Article

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