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Title:	Sorptive and geotechnical characteristics of kaolinite
Author:	Shih, Chi-Yuan
View Online:	njit-etd1988-003 (viii, 99 pages ~ 5.5 MB pdf)
Department:	Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Degree:	Master of Science
Program:	Civil Engineering
Document Type:	Thesis
Advisory Committee:	Chan, Paul C. (Committee chair) Cheremisinoff, Paul N. (Committee member) Hsieh, Hsin Neng (Committee member)
Date:	1988-05
Keywords:	Kaolinite. Soil absorption and adsorption. Phenols. Chlorobenzene.
Availability:	Unrestricted
Abstract:	The sorption/desorption behavior of phenol and chlorobenzene as well as their influence on geotechnical characteristics of kaolinite were studied. The results reveal that the sorption process follows closely with the Freundlich adsorption isotherm whereas the sorption/desorption ratio depends upon the characteristics of organic compounds. A series of geotechnical properties tests was also undertaken after achieving equilibrium at different concentrations of organic compounds. It was found that the parameters such as liquid limit, plastic limit, optimum moisture content, and dry density increase with an increasing-concentration of organic compounds. The relationship between the geotechnical, properties and sorption behavior of soils provides the information necessary in predicting the pollutant transport in the groundwater system. The variation of geotechnical properties due to sorption process is of paramount importance in construction engineering, such as the design of the liner in hazardous waste disposal site.