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Title: Summary report on the evaluation of a 1977--1985 edited sorption data base for isotherm modeling

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/139722· OSTI ID:139722
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  1. Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
  2. Texas Univ., El Paso, TX (United States)
  3. Howard Univ., Washington, DC (United States)

Sorption data bases collected by Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) from 1977 to 1985 for the Yucca Mountain Project.(YMP) have been inventoried and fitted with isotherm expressions. Effects of variables (e.g., particle size) on the isotherm were also evaluated. The sorption data are from laboratory batch measurements which were not designed specifically for isotherm modeling. However a limited number of data sets permitted such modeling. The analysis of those isotherm data can aid in the design of future sorption experiments and can provide expressions to be used in radionuclide transport modeling. Over 1200 experimental observations were inventoried for their adequacy to be modeled b isotherms and to evaluate the effects of variables on isotherms. About 15% of the observations provided suitable data sets for modeling. The data sets were obtained under conditions that include ambient temperature and two atmospheres, air and CO{sub 2}.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Texas Univ., El Paso, TX (United States); Howard Univ., Washington, DC (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-36
OSTI ID:
139722
Report Number(s):
LA-SUB-93-217; ON: DE93040572; IN: TWS-HSE12-2-89-3, R1; TRN: 93:021771
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: [1993]
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English