In:
Clay Minerals, Mineralogical Society, Vol. 51, No. 2 ( 2016-05), p. 223-235
Abstract:
Concrete and bentonite are being considered as engineered barriers for the deep geological disposal of high-level radioactive waste in argillaceous rocks. Three hydrothermal laboratory experiments of different scalable complexity were performed to improve our knowledge of the formation of calcium aluminate silicate hydrates (C-A-S-H) at the interface between the two materials: concretebentonite transport columns, lime mortar-bentonite transport columns and a portlandite- (bentonite and montmorillonite) batch experiment. Precipitation of C-A-S-H was observed in all experiments. Acicular and fibrous morphologies with certain laminar characteristics were observed which had smaller Ca/Si and larger Al/Si ratios with increasing temperature and lack of accessory minerals. The compositional fields of these C-A-S-H phases formed in the experiments are consistent with Al/(Si+Al) ratios of 0.2– 0.3 described in the literature. The most representative calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H) phase from the montmorillonite–cement interface is Al-tobermorite. Structural analyses revealed a potential intercalation or association of montmorillonite and C-A-S-H phases at the pore scale.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0009-8558
,
1471-8030
DOI:
10.1180/claymin.2016.051.2.09
Language:
English
Publisher:
Mineralogical Society
Publication Date:
2016
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2036186-5
detail.hit.zdb_id:
961059-5
SSG:
13
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