Clay Mineral Transformations after Bentonite/Clayrocks and Heater/Water Interactions from Lab and Large-Scale Tests

• Other Authors: Fernández, Ana María (Editor), Kaufhold, Stephan (Editor), Olin, Markus (Editor), Zheng, Lian-Ge (Editor), Wersin, Paul (Editor), Wilson, James (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Research & information: general; Biology, life sciences; calcium bentonite; gel; swelling; water uptake; ESEM; EDXA; surface area; XRD; radioactive waste disposal; cement-clay interaction; bentonite; cementitious materials; alteration; alkaline conditions; radioactive waste; OPC; LAC; alkaline leachate; diffusion; dual porosity; electrostatic effects; reactive transport modelling; near field; radioactive waste repository; low-pH cement; technical barrier; Äspö; ABM-test; smectite alteration; swelling pressure; permeability; hydraulic gradient; engineered barriers; geological repository; selenium reduction; sorption; Opalinus Clay; in situ; batch tests; smectite; crystal structure; water in the smectite interlayer; mineralogical changes; thermal treatment; BET; swell index; liquid limit; water retention curves; iron; in situ experiment; interface; layer charge; metal substitution; SEM-EDS; microbial diversity; organic supplements; magnesium bentonite; thermal loading; montmorillonite content; thermal analysis with evolved gas analysis; cation exchange capacity; specific surface area; saturated hydraulic conductivity; microbial survivability; HLRW; ABM test; SEM-EDX; repository; high temperatures; ordinary Portland cement; mudstone; sequential flow experiment; reactive-transport modelling; anion distribution; CEC; exchangeable cations; hydration; MiniSandwich; sandwich sealing system; solute transport; waste repositories; water content; Milos; interlayers; iron-bentonite interaction; reactive transport; numerical model; bentonites; smectites; pore water chemistry; mineralogy; cation exchange; ABM experiment; large-scale tests; n/a
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This book, "Clay Mineral Transformations after Bentonite/Clayrocks and Heater/Water Interactions from Lab and Large-Scale Tests", covers a broad range of relevant and interesting topics related to deep geological disposal of nuclear fuels and radioactive waste. Most countries that generate...