Search Results - "McGrail, B. P"

The structure of Na2O-Al2O3-SiO2 glass: impact on sodium ion exchange in H2O and D2O by MCGRAIL, B. P, ICENHOWER, J. P, NACHIMUTHU, P, SHUH, D. K, LIU, P, DARAB, J. G, BAER, D. R, THEVUTHASEN, S, SHUTTHANANDAN, V, ENGELHARD, M. H, BOOTH, C. H

“…The kinetics of matrix dissolution and alkali-exchange for a series of sodium aluminosilicate glass compositions was determined at constant temperature and…”
Get full text

Carbonate mineralization of volcanic province basalts by Schaef, H.T., McGrail, B.P., Owen, A.T.

“…Flood basalts are receiving increasing attention as possible host formations for geologic sequestration of anthropogenic CO 2, with studies underway in the…”
Get full text

Numerical studies of methane production from Class 1 gas hydrate accumulations enhanced with carbon dioxide injection by White, M.D., Wurstner, S.K., McGrail, B.P.

“…Class 1 gas hydrate accumulations are characterized by a permeable hydrate-bearing interval overlying a permeable interval with mobile gas, sandwiched between…”
Get full text

Gas hydrate property measurements in porous sediments with resonant ultrasound spectroscopy by McGrail, B. P., Ahmed, S., Schaef, H. T., Owen, A. T., Martin, P. F., Zhu, T.

“…Resonant ultrasound spectroscopy was used to characterize a natural geological core sample obtained from the Mallik 5L‐38 gas hydrate research well at high…”
Get full text

Metal-organic heat carrier nanofluids by McGrail, B.P., Thallapally, P.K., Blanchard, J., Nune, S.K., Jenks, J.J., Dang, L.X.

“…Nanofluids, dispersions of metal or oxide nanoparticles in a base working fluid, are being intensively studied due to improvements they offer in thermal…”
Get full text

Heavy-ion irradiation effects on structures and acid dissolution of pyrochlores by Begg, B.D, Hess, N.J, Weber, W.J, Devanathan, R, Icenhower, J.P, Thevuthasan, S, McGrail, B.P

“…The temperature dependence of the critical dose for amorphization, using 0.6 MeV Bi + ions, for A 2Ti 2O 7 pyrochlores, in which A=Y, Sm, Gd and Lu, exhibits…”
Get full text

Near-field performance assessment for a low-activity waste glass disposal system: laboratory testing to modeling results by McGrail, B.P., Bacon, D.H., Icenhower, J.P., Mann, F.M., Puigh, R.J., Schaef, H.T., Mattigod, S.V.

“…Reactive chemical transport simulations of glass corrosion and radionuclide release from a low-activity waste (LAW) disposal system were conducted out to times…”
Get full text

Experimental determination of the effect of the ratio of B/Al on glass dissolution along the nepheline (NaAlSiO 4)–malinkoite (NaBSiO 4) join by Pierce, E.M., Reed, L.R., Shaw, W.J., McGrail, B.P., Icenhower, J.P., Windisch, C.F., Cordova, E.A., Broady, J.

“…The dissolution kinetics of five glasses along the NaAlSiO 4–NaBSiO 4 join were used to evaluate how the structural variations associated with boron–aluminum…”
Get full text

Inverse reactive transport simulator (INVERTS): an inverse model for contaminant transport with nonlinear adsorption and source terms by McGrail, B.P.

“…A numerically based simulator was developed to assist in the interpretation of complex laboratory experiments examining transport processes of chemical and…”
Get full text

Surface Condensation of CO2 onto Kaolinite by Schaef, H. T, Glezakou, V.-A, Owen, A. T, Ramprasad, S, Martin, P. F, McGrail, B. P

“…The fundamental adsorption of CO2 onto poorly crystalline kaolinite (KGa-2) under conditions relevant to geologic sequestration has been investigated using a…”
Get full text

Accelerated weathering of high-level and plutonium-bearing lanthanide borosilicate waste glasses under hydraulically unsaturated conditions by Pierce, Eric M., McGrail, B.P., Martin, P.F., Marra, J., Arey, B.W., Geiszler, K.N.

“…The US Department of Energy (DOE) has proposed that a can-in-canister waste package design be used for disposal of excess weapons-grade Pu at the proposed…”
Get full text

Estimating the standard free energy of formation of zeolites using the polymer model by Mattigod, S.V., McGrail, B.P.

“…The standard free energies of formation of a number of zeolites were estimated using the polymer model developed previously for smectites by Sposito. The…”
Get full text

A coupled mechanical–chemical stability analysis for a low activity waste disposal facility at the Hanford site by Nozaki, A, McGrail, B.P, Fayer, M.J, Saripalli, K.P

“…The steel container and vitrified waste materials that comprise waste packages planned for subsurface disposal of low-activity wastes at Hanford are subject to…”
Get full text

Single-pass flow-through experiments on a simulated waste glass in alkaline media at 40°C.: I. Experiments conducted at variable solution flow rate to glass surface area ratio by Abraitis, P.K., McGrail, B.P., Trivedi, D.P., Livens, F.R., Vaughan, D.J.

“…Dissolution of a borosilicate glass containing a complex mixture of simulated fission product oxides has been investigated in single-pass flow-through (SPFT)…”
Get full text

Prediction of Diffusion Coefficients in Porous Media Using Tortuosity Factors Based on Interfacial Areas by Saripalli, K. Prasad, Serne, R. Jeffery, Meyer, Philip D., McGrail, B. Peter

“…Determination of aqueous phase diffusion coefficients of solutes through porous media is essential for understanding and modeling contaminant transport…”
Get full text

Measurement of kinetic rate law parameters on a NaCaAl borosilicate glass for low-activity waste by McGrail, B.P., Ebert, W.L., Bakel, A.J., Peeler, D.K.

“…The dissolution kinetics of a NaCaAl borosilicate glass, being studied for immobilization of low-activity waste, were measured between 20 and 90°C and…”
Get full text

Single-pass flow-through experiments on a simulated waste glass in alkaline media at 40°C.: II. Experiments conducted with buffer solutions containing controlled quantities of Si and Al by Abraitis, Paul K, McGrail, B.P, Trivedi, D.P, Livens, F.R, Vaughan, D.J

“…Additional single-pass flow-through (SPFT) experiments have been conducted with a complex, simulated waste glass at 40°C in moderately alkaline media. Results…”
Get full text

Brucite [Mg(OH₂)] carbonation in wet supercritical CO₂: An in situ high pressure X-ray diffraction study by Schaef, H.T, Windisch, C.F., Jr, McGrail, B.P, Martin, P.F, Rosso, K.M

“…Understanding mechanisms and kinetics of mineral carbonation reactions relevant to sequestering carbon dioxide as a supercritical fluid (scCO₂) in geologic…”
Get full text

Adsorption of molybdenum on to anatase from dilute aqueous solutions by Prasad Saripalli, K, McGrail, B.Peter, Girvin, Donald C

“…Adsorption of Mo on to hydrous TiO 2 (anatase) particles was investigated. Batch experiments were conducted at 19 and 90 °C over a pH range of 2 to 12 and Mo…”
Get full text

Glass–water interaction: Effect of high-valence cations on glass structure and chemical durability by Hopfa, J, Kerisitb, S N, Angelic, F, Charpentierd, T, Icenhowere, J P, McGrailf, B P, Windischb, C F, Burtong, S D, Piercea, E M

“…Borosilicate glass is a durable solid, but it dissolves when in contact with aqueous fluids. The dissolution mechanism, which involves a variety of sequential…”
Get full text