Review of polymer-amended bentonite: Categories, mechanism, modification processes and application in barriers for isolating contaminants

Q Cui, B Chen - Applied Clay Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Polymer-amended bentonite is a kind of high-performance bentonite material, which has
been widely researched and applied in barrier engineering. This paper summarizes the …

[PDF][PDF] Protecting the environment from contamination with barrier systems: advances and challenges

RK Rowe, S Jefferis - … of the 20th International Conference on Soil …, 2022 - researchgate.net
The state-of-the-art for barriers systems control of pollution migration and hydraulic
structures including liner systems for landfills, mine waste, and dams/lagoons are discussed …

[HTML][HTML] Adsorption of methylene blue dye and Cu (II) ions on EDTA-modified bentonite: isotherm, kinetic and thermodynamic studies

MLFA De Castro, MLB Abad, DAG Sumalinog… - Sustainable …, 2018 - Elsevier
Dyes and metals are hazardous pollutants commonly found in industrial wastewaters
requiring complex and expensive removal technologies. This study investigated the …

Polymer elution and hydraulic conductivity of bentonite–polymer composite geosynthetic clay liners

K Tian, WJ Likos, CH Benson - Journal of Geotechnical and …, 2019 - ascelibrary.org
Hydraulic conductivity tests were conducted on two commercially available bentonite–
polymer composite (BPC) geosynthetic clay liners (GCLs) containing the same dry blend of …

Geosynthetic clay liners: perceptions and misconceptions

RK Rowe - Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 2020 - Elsevier
The behaviour of geosynthetic clay liners (GCLs) as part of a physical-environmental system
is examined. Consideration is given to:(a) both the physical and hydraulic interactions with …

[HTML][HTML] Self-healing polymers: Synthesis methods and applications

KR Reddy, A El-Zein, DW Airey… - Nano-Structures & Nano …, 2020 - Elsevier
Clays have numerous applications in a variety of applications including engineering,
medical and civil areas. The wide applicability of clays is attributed to their useful physico …

[HTML][HTML] Determination of full-scale pore size distribution of Gaomiaozi bentonite and its permeability prediction

J Liu, S Song, X Cao, Q Meng, H Pu, Y Wang… - Journal of Rock …, 2020 - Elsevier
Gaomiaozi (GMZ) bentonite is a potential buffer/backfill material for a deep geological
disposal of high-level radioactive waste. It has a wide pore size distribution (PSD) with sizes …

Enhanced bentonites for containment of inorganic waste leachates by GCLs

J Scalia IV, GL Bohnhoff… - Geosynthetics …, 2018 - icevirtuallibrary.com
The sensitivity of sodium bentonite (Na-B) to adverse chemical interactions has spurred
development of enhanced bentonites (EBs) for geosynthetic clay liners (GCLs) that provide …

Hydraulic performance of geosynthetic clay liners comprising anionic polymer–enhanced bentonites

A Norris, N Aghazamani, J Scalia… - Journal of Geotechnical …, 2022 - ascelibrary.org
The hydraulic performance of geosynthetic clay liners (GCLs) comprising anionic polymer–
enhanced bentonites (EBs), or EB-GCLs, based on permeation with 500 mM NaCl and 167 …

Effect of polyanionic cellulose modification on properties and microstructure of calcium bentonite

FJ Shi, SJ Feng, QT Zheng, XL Zhang, HX Chen - Applied Clay Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Soil-bentonite slurry trench cutoff walls have been extensively used as engineered barriers
for contaminant containment. In some regions without appropriate sodium bentonite (NaB) …