Cement has been used extensively in nuclear and hazardous waste disposal for many years. Early attempts to incorporate constituents of high-level radioactive wastes during the clinkering stage had limitations due to the high processing temperatures employed and have now been superseded by low-temperature applications for less active and non-radioactive, industrial waste. Retention mechanisms for key heavy metals and metalloid ions in the cement matrix are reviewed and are shown to be irreversible in the majority of cases, provided a degree of physical durability is maintained. Quality control is often lacking, however, and there is an urgent need to establish performance standards and protocols analogous to those in the construction sector.
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October 01 2010
Cements in waste management
C. Jantzen;
Savannah River National Laboratory, USA; University of Aberdeen, UK; Eawag, Switzerland; Enterpris, UK; University College London, UK
* Savannah River National Laboratory, Aiken, South Carolina, USA.
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A. Johnson;
A. Johnson
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Savannah River National Laboratory, USA; University of Aberdeen, UK; Eawag, Switzerland; Enterpris, UK; University College London, UK
‡ Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland.
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D. Read;
Savannah River National Laboratory, USA; University of Aberdeen, UK; Eawag, Switzerland; Enterpris, UK; University College London, UK
† Department of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK.
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J.A. Stegemann
J.A. Stegemann
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Savannah River National Laboratory, USA; University of Aberdeen, UK; Eawag, Switzerland; Enterpris, UK; University College London, UK
¶ Department of Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering, University College London, London, UK.
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* Savannah River National Laboratory, Aiken, South Carolina, USA.
† Department of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK.
‡ Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland.
§ Enterpris, Great Bookham, Surrey, UK.
¶ Department of Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering, University College London, London, UK.
Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Received:
June 07 2010
Accepted:
June 07 2010
Online ISSN: 1751-7605
Print ISSN: 0951-7197
© 2010 Thomas Telford Ltd
2010
Advances in Cement Research (2010) 22 (4): 225–231.
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Received:
June 07 2010
Accepted:
June 07 2010
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Jantzen C, Johnson A, Read D, Stegemann J (2010), "Cements in waste management". Advances in Cement Research, Vol. 22 No. 4 pp. 225–231, doi: https://doi.org/10.1680/adcr.2010.22.4.225
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