For the safe disposal of high-level radioactive waste using Engineered Barrier Systems
(EBS), bentonite buffer is used by its high swelling capability and low hydraulic conductivity …

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) methods are now widely used for studying the
structure and dynamics of solid, inorganic materials, including those central to the Earth …

It is our pleasure to present this large body of information and thoughts of many mineral
scientists which has accumulated over decades. Illite is a mineral that has been discovered …

This paper compares mechanisms of the reaction of smectite to illite, in light of structural
models for interstratified illite/smectite (I/S). The crystal structure of I/S has been described …

Calcined clays can be potential supplementary cementitious materials if effects of heat-
treatment on their structure and reactivity are understood. This work reports structural …

In recent years, experimental and theoretical methods have provided new insights into the
size, shape, reactivity, and stability of clay minerals. Although diverse and complex, the …

Some of the many problems associated with the acquisition and interpretation of K-Ar
isotope data for authigenic illites in porous sandstone lithologies are discussed. Difficulties …

Sorption is one of the most important chemical processes in soil. It affects the fate and
mobility of nutrients and contaminants in soils and waters greatly. This per critically reviews …

The< 20 μm size fraction of a bentonite from the Serrata de Níjar deposit (Almería,
southeastern Spain) was hydrothermally treated to study the kinetics of the smectite-to-illite …

Clay minerals are potential candidates as raw materials for new supplementary cementitious
materials (SCMs) that can partly replace Portland cement and thereby significantly reduce …