Modeling Interfacial Glass-Water Reactions: Recent Advances and Current Limitations

International Journal of Applied Glass Science

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 421-435

  Pierce, Eric M ^a   Frugier, Pierre ^b   Criscenti, Louise J ^c   Kwon, Kideok D ^c   Kerisit, Sebastien N ^d  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Research Department of Mining and Fuel Recycling ProCesses   (France)

^c SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^d PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLASS; GLASS INDUSTRY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RADIOISOTOPES; REACTION KINETICS;

CLASSICAL REACTIONS; COMPUTATIONAL MODEL; FORMATION AND EVOLUTIONS; GEOCHEMICAL SIMULATION; GEOLOGIC REPOSITORY; GLASS-WATER INTERFACE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS METHODS; RADIONUCLIDE RELEASE;

SURFACE REACTIONS;

EID: 84914142841     PISSN: 20411286     EISSN: 20411294     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijag.12077     Document Type: Article

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