The development of highly accurate and computationally efficient modeling software based
on Gibbs energy minimization (GEM) makes it possible to thermodynamically simulate …

Aqueous–solid solution (AQ-SS) processes have garnered increasing attention from
geochemists and environmental engineers because they play major roles in the fate and …

The charged surfaces of micaceous minerals, especially illite, regulate the mobility of the
major radioisotopes of Cs (134 Cs, 135 Cs, 137 Cs) in the geosphere. Despite the long …

The concentrations of Sr, Mg and other elements in calcite are widely used to infer the
conditions of mineral growth. However, such inferences are dependent on the mechanisms …

Atomistic simulations—molecular dynamics (MD) and Monte Carlo (MC) simulations, ab
initio and density functional theory (DFT) calculations—have proved useful in gaining insight …

Diagenesis of carbonate minerals is ubiquitous throughout the geologic record. Alteration is
initiated immediately after deposition, or takes place in the endo-and exoskeletons as early …

In the context of long-term safety assessments of deep geological repositories for radio-
active wastes, a rigorous understanding of the retention of radionuclides such as 226Ra due …

A series of Pb-substituted calcite, Ca-substituted cerussite and their mixtures with the bulk
solid Pb/(Ca+ Pb) atom fractions (X PbCO3) of 0.00–1.00 were synthesized and their …

Phase relations in the BaSO 4–RaSO 4–H 2 O system are important for understanding the
role of barite-type minerals in controlling the concentration of Ra 2+ in natural water …

Alkali-activated metakaolin geopolymers are attracting interest in the conditioning of nuclear
wastes, especially for their ability to immobilise cationic species. However, there is limited …