Swelling of compacted bentonite in organic solvents: Correlation of rate and extent of swelling with solvent properties (2023)
Journal Article
Erdogan, A. R., Whitford, A. C., Underwood, T. R., Sellick, C., Patel, R., Skipper, N. T., & Greenwell, H. C. (2023). Swelling of compacted bentonite in organic solvents: Correlation of rate and extent of swelling with solvent properties. Applied Clay Science, 241, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clay.2023.107000

The swelling of clay minerals within shale formations during oil and gas exploration, and within compacted bentonite barriers for radioactive waste containment, presents a number of challenges to operators. Whilst much work has been devoted to unders... Read More about Swelling of compacted bentonite in organic solvents: Correlation of rate and extent of swelling with solvent properties.