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<p>The safe containment of hazardous waste requires landfill liner materials with both effective radiation shielding and strong hydro-mechanical performance. This study investigates the potential of a bentonite-goethite mixture as a novel material for hazardous waste landfill liners. The study examines the radiation shielding of the mixtures, represented by the linear attenuation coefficient, through experimental (Na (Tl) spectrometer detector), numerical (MCNP code), and reference database (XCOM and PHY-X) approaches. Moreover, the hydraulic permeability and mechanical properties are evaluated experimentally. For this, the varying proportions of goethite from 10 to 50% were examined. The results show an increase of up to 20, 24, and 28 percent in the linear attenuation coefficient at gamma ray energies of Cs<InlineEquation ID="IEq1"> <EquationSource Format="TEX">\(^{137}\)</EquationSource> </InlineEquation> (661.6 keV) and Co<InlineEquation ID="IEq2"> <EquationSource Format="TEX">\(^{60}\)</EquationSource> </InlineEquation> (1173.2 and 1332.5 keV). Higher goethite percentages, correlating with density variations and enhancing radiation shielding effectiveness. Numerical and reference database results align closely with experimental findings, suggesting their utility for assessing other mixtures. The direct shear test reveals that with an increase of goethite proportion to 50 percent, the cohesion is reduced to half and the friction angle is inclined twice the pure bentonite values, attributed to bentonite reduction and goethite roughness. Unconfined compressive strength trends show 20% improvement at specific mixture composition with 30% goethite, while hydraulic conductivity inclines with goethite content to <InlineEquation ID="IEq3"> <EquationSource Format="TEX">\(\mathrm { 8.8\times 10^{-10}}\)</EquationSource> </InlineEquation> m/s. In this study the bentonite-goethite mixture illustrates improving radiation shielding and maintaining hydro-mechanical properties for landfill liners. This may offer a sustainable alternative using waste materials from mineral processing, contributing to waste management and environmental sustainability.</p>

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Investigation of bentonite–goethite mixture as a novel material for low-level landfill liners

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    2025年12月20日

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  • Mohammad Nadi,
  • Amin Azhari,
  • Hajar Share Isfahani,
  • Hem B. Motra,
  • Mahmoud Hefny,
  • Abbas Salati,
  • Mohsen Bazargan

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The safe containment of hazardous waste requires landfill liner materials with both effective radiation shielding and strong hydro-mechanical performance. This study investigates the potential of a bentonite-goethite mixture as a novel material for hazardous waste landfill liners. The study examines the radiation shielding of the mixtures, represented by the linear attenuation coefficient, through experimental (Na (Tl) spectrometer detector), numerical (MCNP code), and reference database (XCOM and PHY-X) approaches. Moreover, the hydraulic permeability and mechanical properties are evaluated experimentally. For this, the varying proportions of goethite from 10 to 50% were examined. The results show an increase of up to 20, 24, and 28 percent in the linear attenuation coefficient at gamma ray energies of Cs \(^{137}\) (661.6 keV) and Co \(^{60}\) (1173.2 and 1332.5 keV). Higher goethite percentages, correlating with density variations and enhancing radiation shielding effectiveness. Numerical and reference database results align closely with experimental findings, suggesting their utility for assessing other mixtures. The direct shear test reveals that with an increase of goethite proportion to 50 percent, the cohesion is reduced to half and the friction angle is inclined twice the pure bentonite values, attributed to bentonite reduction and goethite roughness. Unconfined compressive strength trends show 20% improvement at specific mixture composition with 30% goethite, while hydraulic conductivity inclines with goethite content to \(\mathrm { 8.8\times 10^{-10}}\) m/s. In this study the bentonite-goethite mixture illustrates improving radiation shielding and maintaining hydro-mechanical properties for landfill liners. This may offer a sustainable alternative using waste materials from mineral processing, contributing to waste management and environmental sustainability.