Transport behaviour of low molecular weight organic compounds in multi-mineral clay systems. A comparison between measured and predicted values

Determining the retardation properties of argillaceous media for dissolved low molecular weight organic compounds (LMW—OC's) is still an open issue in the assessment of the migration behaviour of 14C in the near and far field of a deep geological repository of radioactive wastes. Here we report retardation factors of potential carriers of organic 14C (carboxylates and alcohols) in binary clay mixtures (kaolinite and illite) as well as in...