[PDF][PDF] Protecting the environment from contamination with barrier systems: advances and challenges

RK Rowe, S Jefferis - … of the 20th International Conference on Soil …, 2022 - researchgate.net
The state-of-the-art for barriers systems control of pollution migration and hydraulic
structures including liner systems for landfills, mine waste, and dams/lagoons are discussed …

Hydraulic performance of polymer-modified bentonites for development of modern geosynthetic clay liners: a review

S Keerthana, DN Arnepalli - International Journal of Geosynthetics and …, 2022 - Springer
Smectite-based geosynthetic clay liners (GCLs) are popularly employed as hydraulic
barriers due to their low permeability and high swelling capacity. The exposure of GCLs to …

Enhanced bentonites for containment of inorganic waste leachates by GCLs

J Scalia IV, GL Bohnhoff… - Geosynthetics …, 2018 - icevirtuallibrary.com
The sensitivity of sodium bentonite (Na-B) to adverse chemical interactions has spurred
development of enhanced bentonites (EBs) for geosynthetic clay liners (GCLs) that provide …

Hydraulic conductivity of bentonite-polymer geosynthetic clay liners to aggressive solid waste leachates

D Li, H Zhao, K Tian - Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 2024 - Elsevier
Hydraulic conductivity of conventional mock sodium bentonite (Na–B) and bentonite-
polymer (B–P) geosynthetic clay liners (GCLs) were evaluated with three synthetic leachates …

Hydraulic conductivity of bentonite-polymer geosynthetic clay liners to coal combustion product leachates

B Zainab, C Wireko, D Li, K Tian, T Abichou - Geotextiles and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Hydraulic conductivity of seven geosynthetic clay liners (GCLs) to synthetic coal combustion
product (CCP) leachates were evaluated in this study. The leachates are chemically …

Hydraulic conductivity of bentonite-polymer composite geosynthetic clay liners permeated with bauxite liquor

Q Li, J Chen, CH Benson, D Peng - Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 2021 - Elsevier
The high ionic strength of the porewater in red mud (bauxite liquor from digestion) can
suppress swelling of montmorillonite, resulting in geosynthetic clay liners (GCLs) that are too …

Prediction of hydraulic conductivity of sodium bentonite GCLs by machine learning approaches

D Li, Z Jiang, K Tian, R Ji - Environmental Geotechnics, 2023 - icevirtuallibrary.com
Six machine learning methods (linear regression, logistic regression, extreme gradient
boosting (XGBoost), support vector machine, K-nearest neighbours and artificial neural …

Effect of incineration ash leachates on the hydraulic conductivity of bentonite-polymer composite geosynthetic clay liners

C Wireko, T Abichou, K Tian, B Zainab, Z Zhang - Waste Management, 2022 - Elsevier
A study was conducted to evaluate the hydraulic conductivity (k) of six bentonite-polymer
composite (BPC) geosynthetic clay liners (GCLs) using five synthetic municipal solid waste …

Investigating factors influencing polymer elution and the mechanism controlling the chemical compatibility of GCLs containing linear polymers

C Wireko, T Abichou - Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 2021 - Elsevier
A study was conducted to investigate (1) physicochemical factors that influence polymer
elution from GCLs containing a blend of bentonite and linear (water-soluble) polymer (LPB …

Geochemical characteristics and toxic elements in alumina refining wastes and leachates from management facilities

C Sun, J Chen, K Tian, D Peng, X Liao… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
A nationwide investigation was carried out to evaluate the geochemical characteristics and
environmental impacts of red mud and leachates from the major alumina plants in China …