Membrane behavior in clays is a coupled phenomenon that results in solute restriction and
chemico-osmosis. Thus, the containment function of engineered clay-based barriers used …

Diffusion of contaminants can play a significant if not dominant role in many applications
encountered within the field of environmental geotechnics. The objective of this paper is to …

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 …

Extensive research conducted over the past several decades has indicated that
semipermeable membrane behavior (ie, the ability of a porous medium to restrict the …

The performance of landfill liners can be enhanced if they exhibit a semipermeable
membrane behavior, which restricts the migration of contaminants. Consequently …

Bentonite based geosynthetic clay liners (GCLs) are commonly used as chemical
containment barriers to minimize liquid flow and contaminant transport. The preference for …

Bentonites are clay soils characterised by a high specific surface and a permanent negative
electric charge on their solid skeleton. Their common use as hydraulic and contaminant …

I developed a model of cross-coupled flow in partially saturated porous media based on
electrokinetic coupling including the effect of ion filtration (normal and reverse osmosis) and …

Traditional (non-treated) sodium bentonite has been shown to exhibit substantial
semipermeable membrane behavior, or the ability to restrict the migration of solutes …

The relevance of the semi-permeable properties of bentonites, which affect both their
transport processes and mechanical behaviour, has been assessed through the …