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GCL & bentonite · 2023

Pore Scale Simulation of Rheology Properties on Residence Time of Polymer Hydrogel and Hydraulic Conductivity of Bentonite Polymer Composite Geosynthetic Clay Liners

Hao Li, Jinbang Zhang, Juan Hou

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Research overview

An idealised pore-scale model explores how polymer viscosity, surface tension and wetting influence hydrogel retention and hydraulic conductivity. The findings support attention to polymer persistence; they are modelling results rather than project-scale validation.

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Authors
Hao Li, Jinbang Zhang, Juan Hou
Publication year
2023
DOI
10.3390/su151713052
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Topics in this paper

polymer bentonitehydrogelhydraulic conductivitypore-scale modellingchemical resistance

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