Radionuclide interaction with clays in dilute and heavily compacted systems: A critical review

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1981-1984

  Miller, Andrew W ^a   Wang, Yifeng ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL PROCESS; CLAY FORMATION; CLAY MATERIALS; CLAY MINERALOGY; CRITICAL REVIEW; CURRENT MODELS; DISPOSAL SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC DOUBLE LAYER; ENGINEERED MATERIALS; FUNDAMENTAL STRUCTURES; HYDRATION ENERGIES; ION SORPTION; LOW PERMEABILITY; MECHANICAL COMPACTION; MINERAL COMPOSITION; NUCLEAR WASTE; SORPTION CHEMISTRY;

COMPACTION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; PORE SIZE; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADIOISOTOPES; SORPTION;

CLAY MINERALS;

ALUMINUM SILICATE; BENTONITE; ILLITE; METAL OXIDE; MINERAL; MONTMORILLONITE; RADIOISOTOPE; SILICON DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLAY MINERAL; DILUTION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HYDROGEN; ION EXCHANGE; LITERATURE REVIEW; MINERALOGY; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; RADIONUCLIDE; SORPTION; WASTE DISPOSAL;

CLAY; COMPLEX FORMATION; DIFFUSION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; HYDRATION; MINERALOGY; MOLECULAR MODEL; NUCLEAR WASTE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

ADSORPTION; ALUMINUM SILICATES; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RADIOISOTOPES; REFUSE DISPOSAL;

EID: 84863256839     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es203025q     Document Type: Review

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