Evaluating the impact of drying on leaching from a solidified/stabilized waste using a monolithic diffusion model

• Published in: Waste management (Elmsford) Vol. 165; pp. 27 - 39
• Main Authors: Chen, Zhiliang, Zhang, Peng, Brown, Kevin G., van der Sloot, Hans A., Meeussen, Johannes C.L., Garrabrants, Andrew C., Delapp, Rossane C., Um, Wooyong, Kosson, David S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Ltd 15.06.2023
• Subjects: Cast Stone materials; Chromium; Geopolymer; mass transfer; Mass transfer rates; Physical retention property; relative humidity; Technetium; waste management; wastes; Cast Stone materials; Chromium; Geopolymer; Technetium; Physical retention property; Mass transfer rates

[Display omitted] •A monolithic diffusion model was used to estimate the leaching from Cast Stone.•Physical retention of constituents by monoliths was reduced by drying.•Leaching of major and redox-sensitive constituents was evaluated.•Drying waste forms increased the subsequent release fluxes of Cr...