Thermodynamic model on swelling of bentonite buffer and backfill materials

Physics & Astronomy

• bentonite 100%
• montmorillonite 89%
• swelling 70%
• buffers 58%
• thermodynamics 46%
• water 30%
• moisture content 22%
• interlayers 9%
• disposal 6%
• radioactive wastes 6%
• Gibbs free energy 6%
• sorption 5%
• clays 5%
• moisture 5%
• sands 5%
• vapor pressure 5%
• minerals 5%
• salts 4%
• coverings 4%
• cations 4%
• silicon dioxide 4%
• ions 2%
• temperature 1%

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• backfill 78%
• smectite 70%
• bentonite 70%
• swelling 66%
• thermodynamics 53%
• material 28%
• water content 17%
• water 17%
• Gibbs free energy 7%
• dry density 6%
• montmorillonite 6%
• vapor pressure 5%
• radioactive waste 5%
• clay mineral 5%
• cation 4%
• sorption 4%
• silica 4%
• surface area 4%
• moisture 4%
• salt 4%
• ion 3%
• sand 3%
• chemical 2%
• temperature 2%
• method 1%

Chemical Compounds

• Bentonite 77%
• Buffer Solution 44%
• Thermodynamics 42%
• Pressure 19%
• High Level Radioactive Waste 16%
• Clay Mineral 13%
• Chemical Potential 12%
• Vapor Pressure 11%
• Montmorillonite 10%
• Specific Surface Area 8%
• Gibbs Free Energy 8%
• Sorption 8%
• Surface 7%
• Cation 6%
• Amount 4%
• Ion 4%