Interfacial Chemistry of Rocks and Soils

Noémi M. Nagy is a professor of radiochemistry in the Imre Lajos Isotope Laboratory of Physical Chemistry, University of Debrecen, Hungary. She earned her M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in radiochemistry at that university. She has a D.Sc. degree in agrochemistry from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Dr Nagy has more than 35 years of experience in nuclear and radiochemistry teaching. Her research interest is the study of the interfacial processes of natural sorbents, including soils, rocks, clay minerals mainly by radioactive tracer methods. Recently, she has been dealing principally with studies of nuclear waste storage. She has written or co-written numerous peer-reviewed scientific papers and is the co-author four books in the fields of nuclear and radiochemistry as well as the interfacial chemistry of geological formations. She won the George Hevesy’s award for nuclear safety in Hungary. Dr Nagy is the president of the Radiochemical Scientific Committee of Hungarian Academy of Sciences. József Kónya is a professor of radiochemistry in the Imre Lajos Isotope Laboratory of Physical Chemistry, University of Debrecen, Hungary. He earned his M.Sc. and Ph.D. in physical chemistry from that same university. He holds a D.Sc. degree in Radiochemistry from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Dr Konya has more than 60 years of experience teaching in the fields of nuclear and radiochemistry. His research interest is the study of the interfacial processes of natural sorbents, including soils, rocks, and clay minerals mainly by radioactive tracer methods. Recently, he has been dealing principally with studies of nuclear waste storage. He has written or co-written numerous peer-reviewed articles and is the co-author of four books in the fields of nuclear and radiochemistry as well as the interfacial chemistry of geological formations. He won the George Hevesy’s Award for nuclear safety in Hungary.

Contents

Preface to the First Edition........................................................................................ix

Preface to the Second Edition....................................................................................xi

Authors.................................................................................................................... xiii

Chapter 1 Components of Soil- and Rock-Solution Systems.................................1

Chapter 2 Interfacial Processes in Geological Systems: Studies on

Montmorillonite Model Substance...................................................... 91

Chapter 3 Interfacial Reactions at Rock and Soil Interfaces............................. 187

Chapter 4 Experimental Methods in Studying Interfacial Processes of

Rocks and Soils................................................................................. 233

Index.......................................................................................................................249