Experimental studies on the interaction of groundwater with bentonite
- Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corp., Tokai, Ibaraki (Japan)
Interactions of sodium bentonite with distilled water and two types of synthetic groundwater were studied by batch experiments. In the experiments, clay and pure minerals were reacted at room temperature under aerobic and anaerobic condition as a function of time and liquid/solid ratio. The clay and pure minerals used in the experiments were Kunigel-V1 (crude Na-bentonite), Kunipia F (purified Na-bentonite), purified Na-smectite (purified from Kunipia F), calcite and pyrite as accessory minerals. The chemical composition in the liquid phase was analyzed through centrifugation and ultrafiltration. Alteration of the distribution of exchangeable cation in the bentonite was analyzed by NH{sub 4}Ac and XRD. The results indicated that the interaction between bentonite (Kunigel-V1) and groundwater under aerobic condition was described by ion exchange reaction of smectite, dissolution of calcite and oxidation of pyrite. From these experimental studies, the model of the interaction of groundwater with bentonite proposed by Wanner was modified. The comparison between calculation and experimental results showed good agreement and indicated that this model could be adopted to predict porewater chemistry of bentonite for performance assessment of geological isolation system of high level waste.
- OSTI ID:
- 377935
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-941075-; ISBN 1-55899-253-7; TRN: 96:025058
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 18. international symposium on the scientific basis for nuclear waste management, Kyoto (Japan), 23-27 Oct 1994; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Scientific basis for nuclear waste management 18. Part 1; Murakami, Takashi [ed.] [Ehime Univ., Matsuyama, Ehime (Japan). Dept. of Earth Sciences]; Ewing, R.C. [ed.] [Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM (United States). Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences]; PB: 787 p.; Materials Research Society symposium proceedings, Volume 353
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Related Subjects
BENTONITE
ROCK-FLUID INTERACTIONS
SMECTITE
ION EXCHANGE
CALCITE
DISSOLUTION
PYRITE
OXIDATION
RADIOACTIVE WASTE FACILITIES
GROUND WATER
AEROBIC CONDITIONS
ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL
UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL
MINERALOGY
EXPERIMENTAL DATA