GEOSYNTHETIC REACTIVE CLAY (GRC) HAVING AN ATTAPULGITE CLAY CORE FOR THE CAPPING OR CONTAINMENT OF CONTAMINATED SOIL

• Main Authors: KOLLIOS, Anastasios, ZOTIADIS, Vasileios
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 16.05.2018
• Subjects: BRAIDING; CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO WASTEWATERTREATMENT OR WASTE MANAGEMENT; COTTON-WOOL; DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE; EMBANKMENTS; EXCAVATIONS; FABRICS MADE BY SUCH PROCESSES OR APPARATUS, e.g. FELTS,NON-WOVEN FABRICS; FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS; FOUNDATIONS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; KNITTING; LACE-MAKING; LAYERED PRODUCTS; LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT ORNON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM; MAKING TEXTILE FABRICS, e.g. FROM FIBRES OR FILAMENTARYMATERIAL; NON-WOVEN FABRICS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; RECLAMATION OF CONTAMINED SOIL SOIL; SOIL SHIFTING; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINSTCLIMATE CHANGE; TEXTILES; TRANSPORTING; TRIMMINGS; UNDERGROUND OR UNDERWATER STRUCTURES; WADDING

Geosynthetic Reactive Clay (GRC) comprising a core of attapulgite clay for the capping/containment of contaminated soil. The new Geosynthetic Reactive Clay has a thickness of 8-12 mm and consists of a granular, hydraulically permeable, attapulgite clay, attapulgite/saponite clay, thermally modified or unmodified, sandwiched between two woven-non-woven geotextiles. The new geocomposite presents hydraulic "active"-filter function, i.e. it allows unobstructed passage of water while it functions as a geochemical barrier for a wide range of contaminants. The field of applications of the geocomposite regards capping and/or containment of contaminated soil. The production method of the new geocomposite comprises layering of the attapulgite clay on the first non-woven geotextile (base), while water is sprayed for better adhesion of the clay thereon and easier needle-punching of the geocomposite. Before needle-punching, the second non-woven geotextile is placed, which contains polypropylene fibers having a length larger than 9 mm. The fibers pass through the attapulgite clay and the first non-woven geotextile and remain in its lower sublayer so that the clay is retained in the geocomposite.