Review of the fundamental geochemical and physical behaviors of organoclays in barrier applications

Q Zhao, H Choo, A Bhatt, SE Burns, B Bate - Applied Clay Science, 2017 - Elsevier
Organoclays are organic-rich clay minerals, synthesized under controlled laboratory
conditions, with engineering properties enhanced for use in containment applications …

Effects of inorganic cations and organic polymers on the physicochemical properties and microfabrics of kaolinite suspensions

X Kang, Z Xia, R Chen, P Liu, W Yang - Applied Clay Science, 2019 - Elsevier
The effects of inorganic cations and organic polymers on the physicochemical properties
and microfabrics which including the floc size distributions of kaolinite suspensions were …

Effects of inorganic ions, organic polymers, and fly ashes on the sedimentation characteristics of kaolinite suspensions

X Kang, Z Xia, R Chen, H Sun, W Yang - Applied Clay Science, 2019 - Elsevier
The effects of inorganic ions, organic polymers, and fly ashes on the sedimentation
characteristics of kaolinite suspensions, which include the particle associations …

Physicochemical and mechanical properties of polymer-amended kaolinite and fly ash–kaolinite mixtures

X Kang, B Bate, RP Chen, W Yang… - Journal of Materials in …, 2019 - ascelibrary.org
Environmentally and ecologically friendly biopolymers (xanthan gum, chitosan) and
synthetic polymers (polyethylene oxide, polyacrylamide) were employed as novel binders to …

Characterization of a polyacrylamide solution used for remediation of petroleum contaminated soils

J Jung, J Jang, J Ahn - Materials, 2016 - mdpi.com
Biopolymers are viewed as effective and eco-friendly agents in soil modification. This study
focuses on the wettability analysis of polyacrylamide (PAM) solutions for soil remediation …

Closure to “Discussion of 'Measurement of stiffness anisotropy in kaolinite using bender element tests in a floating wall consolidometer'by X. Kang, G.-C. Kang, and B …

X Kang, GC Kang, B Bate - Geotechnical …, 2016 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The authors appreciate the interest of the discussers in this paper. The main arguments of
the discussers were:(1) comparing the back-pressure saturated, constant-rate-of-strain …

Mechanical and microstructure analysis of mass-stabilized organic clay thermally cured using a ternary binder

V Núñez, A Lotero, CA Bastos, P Sargent, NC Consoli - Acta Geotechnica, 2024 - Springer
The technique of mass soil stabilization using alternative binders to Portland cement (PC)
has been used successfully in the past. However, knowledge gaps exist regarding the …

Shear wave velocity and its anisotropy of polymer modified high-volume class-F fly ash–kaolinite mixtures

X Kang, B Bate - Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental …, 2016 - ascelibrary.org
This study investigated the effects of polymers on the small-strain stiffness behavior of high
volume Class-F fly ash–kaolinite mixtures. The shear wave velocity (V s) and its anisotropy …

Engineering behavior and characteristics of water-soluble polymers: Implication on soil remediation and enhanced oil recovery

SC Cao, B Bate, JW Hu, J Jung - Sustainability, 2016 - mdpi.com
Biopolymers have shown a great effect in enhanced oil recovery because of the
improvement of water-flood performance by mobility control, as well as having been …

Engineering properties of waste wood-derived biochars and biochar-amended soils

BY Sadasivam, KR Reddy - International Journal of Geotechnical …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
The application of biochars or biochar-amended soils in engineered systems (eg landfill
biocover and in-ground filtration system) is contingent upon specific properties such as …