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Colloidal Systems and Equilibrium in Such Systems

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Part of the book series: Theory and Applications of Transport in Porous Media ((TATP,volume 25))

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In this chapter, primary factors controlling the stability of colloidal systems and adsorption-related interactions of colloidal particles with dissolves chemical species are considered. Governing equations for sorption equilibrium and kinetics are formulated. A number of case study researches elsewhere illustrating the presence of colloids in groundwater at different locations and their role in the trace element (in particular radionuclides) binding and capture within this environment are examined. All this creates a basis for the further development (Chaps. 26 and 27) of colloid-facilitated transport models.

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Rumynin, V.G. (2011). Colloidal Systems and Equilibrium in Such Systems. In: Subsurface Solute Transport Models and Case Histories. Theory and Applications of Transport in Porous Media, vol 25. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1306-2_24

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