Adsorption behaviour of pollutants: Heavy metals, radionuclides, organic pollutants, on clays and their minerals (raw, modified and treated): A review

R Novikau, G Lujaniene - Journal of Environmental Management, 2022 - Elsevier
The increasing anthropogenic pressure results in environmental pollution and thus
adversely affects the integrity of ecosystems. Consequently, various methods of removing …

Influence of dry density and water content on the swelling of a compacted bentonite

MV Villar, A Lloret - Applied Clay Science, 2008 - Elsevier
In the context of a project for the study of the behaviour of the clay barrier in a nuclear waste
repository, the swelling properties of compacted bentonite have been investigated. Results …

Influence of salt solutions on the swelling pressure and hydraulic conductivity of compacted GMZ01 bentonite

CM Zhu, WM Ye, YG Chen, B Chen, YJ Cui - Engineering Geology, 2013 - Elsevier
During the long-term operation of a deep geological repository, infiltration of groundwater
with different chemical compositions can affect the buffer/backfill properties of compacted …

Water retention behaviour and microstructural evolution of MX-80 bentonite during wetting and drying cycles

A Seiphoori, A Ferrari, L Laloui - Géotechnique, 2014 - icevirtuallibrary.com
MX-80 bentonite used in engineered barrier systems would be subjected to wetting and
drying cycles. To assess the response of the material under such circumstances, a …

Advances on the knowledge of the buffer/backfill properties of heavily-compacted GMZ bentonite

WM Ye, YG Chen, B Chen, Q Wang, J Wang - Engineering Geology, 2010 - Elsevier
GMZ bentonite has been selected as a potential material for the construction of engineered
barrier in the Chinese program of geological nuclear waste disposal, for its high …

Temperature effects on the swelling pressure and saturated hydraulic conductivity of the compacted GMZ01 bentonite

WM Ye, M Wan, B Chen, YG Chen, YJ Cui… - Environmental earth …, 2013 - Springer
Using a newly developed apparatus, swelling pressure tests and saturated hydraulic
conductivity tests on the compacted Gao-Miao-Zi (GMZ01) bentonite with an initial dry …

Effect of Beishan groundwater salinity on the self-sealing performance of compacted GMZ bentonite

Q Wang, X Yan, Y Dong, W Su, Y Meng… - Environmental Earth …, 2023 - Springer
Self-sealing performance of compacted bentonite is the key to reduce the threat posed by
high-level radioactive waste in deep geological repositories to the geological environment …

Research progress on the influence of thermo-chemical effects on the swelling pressure of bentonite

J Liu, C Yao, W Su, Y Zhao - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
The swelling pressure of bentonite changes dramatically due to diffused nuclear radiation
heat and underground osmosis, causing the failure of the buffer isolation layer in deep …

Prediction of swelling pressures of different types of bentonite in dilute solutions

L Liu - Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and …, 2013 - Elsevier
A mechanistic model is developed to predict the swelling pressure of fully saturated,
bentonite-based materials in distilled water or dilute saline solutions over a large range of …

Evaluation of the impact of pore fluid chemistry on the hydromechanical behaviour of clay-based sealing materials

S Siddiqua, J Blatz, G Siemens - Canadian Geotechnical …, 2011 - cdnsciencepub.com
The results of an experimental program undertaken to evaluate the impact of pore fluid
salinity on the hydromechanical performance of light and dense backfill materials are …