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Record Nr.

UNINA9910139148503321

Autore

Rahman Rehab O. Abdel

Titolo

Cementitious materials for nuclear waste immobilization / / Rehab O. Abdel Rahman [and three others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, England : , : Wiley, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-118-51197-2

1-118-51199-9

1-118-51198-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (248 p.)

Disciplina

668.109234

Soggetti

Radioactive waste repositories - Materials

Cement composites

Hazardous wastes - Solidification

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cementitious Materials for Nuclear Waste Immobilization; Copyright; Contents; About the Authors; Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction; 1.1 Background of Nuclear Waste Problem; 1.2 Nuclear Industry Facilities; 1.2.1 NFC Facilities; 1.2.1.1 Mining and Milling Facilities; 1.2.1.2 Uranium Refining Facilities; 1.2.1.3 Nuclear Reactors; 1.2.1.4 Repossessing Plants and Storage; 1.2.2 Radioisotope Production and Application; 1.3 Nuclear Waste Sources and Classification; 1.4 Nuclear Waste Management; 1.4.1 Development of Policy Principles, Strategy and Legal Framework

1.4.2 Technical Options for a Waste Management System1.4.2.1 Treatment of Front-End NFC Wastes; 1.4.2.2 Treatment of Nuclear Reactor Operational Wastes; 1.4.2.3 Treatment of Nuclear Centre Wastes; 1.4.2.4 Immobilization and Disposal Options; 1.4.3 Technical Factors that Affect Technology Selection; 1.5 Wasteform Materials; References; Chapter 2 Cements: Portland Cement; 2.1 Cements; 2.2 Portland Cement: Manufacture, Mineral Composition, Properties; 2.3



Phase and Mineral Composition of Ordinary Portland Cement; 2.4 Properties of Portland Cement; 2.5 Hydration of Portland Cement

2.5.1 Hydration and Hydraulic Activity of Clinker Phases and Portland Cement2.5.2 Process Chemistry, Products and Hydration Stages; 2.5.3 Microstructure, Phases and Properties of Fresh and Hardened Cement Paste; 2.6 Interaction of Portland Cements with Water and Soil; 2.6.1 Ground Waters and Their Interaction with Cement Hydration Products; 2.6.2 Soil and Its Interaction with Cement Hydration Products; 2.6.2.1 Soil Characteristics; 2.6.2.2 Soil Interaction with Cement Hydration Products; References; Chapter 3 Portland Cements with Mineral and Chemical Admixtures

3.1 Chemical Admixtures to Control the Structure and Properties of Portland Cements3.1.1 Accelerators; 3.1.2 Retarders; 3.1.3 Plasticizers, Super-Plasticizers and Hyperplasticizers; 3.1.3.1 Air-Entraining Agents; 3.1.3.2 Defoamers; 3.1.3.3 Admixtures for Cement Paste Densification; 3.1.3.4 Water-Retaining Agents and Stabilizers; 3.1.3.5 Water Absorption and Water Permeability Reducing Admixtures; 3.1.3.6 Biocidal Admixtures; 3.1.3.7 Complex Chemical Admixtures; 3.2 Mineral Admixtures in the Control of the Composition, Structure and Properties of Cements

3.2.1 Classification of Mineral Admixtures for Cements3.2.1.1 The Classification of SCMs by Their Origin; 3.2.1.2 The Classification of Mineral Admixtures by Activity; 3.2.1.3 Classification of Fillers by the Energy Potential, Nature and Concentration of the Superficial Centres, and Adsorption Abilities; 3.2.1.4 Classification of Mineral Admixtures by Dispersion; 3.2.1.5 Classification of Mineral Admixtures by Efficiency in Economy of Cement; 3.2.2 Portland Cements with Mineral Admixtures from Natural Rocks and Minerals

3.2.3 Portland Cements with Mineral Admixtures from Wastes of Various Industries