Luc Van Loon
Dr. Luc Van Loon
Senior Scientist
Diffusion processes
Labor für Endlagersicherheit (LES/NES)PSIOHLD/002
Forschungsstrasse 111
CH-5232 Villigen PSI
Switzerland
Phone: +41 (0) 56 310 22 57
Phone2: +41 (0) 56 310 24 17
Fax: +41 (0) 56 310 28 21
E-mail:
luc.vanloon(at)psi.chURL Institution:
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Key Publications of Luc Van Loon (up to ten) :
L. R. VAN LOON, J. SOLER & M.H. BRADBURY (2003): Diffusion of HTO, 36Cl– and 125I– in Opalinus Clay from Mont Terri: Effect of confining pressure. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology 61, 73-83.
L.R. VAN LOON, P. WERSIN, J.M. SOLER, J. EIKENBERG, Th. GIMMI, P. HERNAN, S. DEWONCK & S. SAVOYE (2004): In-situ Diffusion of HTO, 22Na+, Cs+ and I- in Opalinus Clay at the Mont Terri Underground Rock Laboratory. Radiochimica Acta 92, 757-763.
L.R. VAN LOON, J.M. SOLER, W. MÜLLER & M.H. BRADBURY (2004): Anisotropic diffusion in layered argillaceous rocks: a case study with Opalinus Clay. Environ. Sci. Technol. 38, 5721-5728.
L.R. VAN LOON & J. EIKENBERG (2005): A High Resolution Abrasive Method for Determining Diffusion Profiles of Strongly Sorbing Radionuclides in Dense Argillaceous Rocks. Applied Radiation and Isotopes 63, 11-21.
L.R. VAN LOON, M. A. GLAUS, W. MÜLLER (2007). Anion exclusion effects in compacted bentonites: towards a better understanding of anion diffusion. Appl. Geochem. 22, 2536-2552.
L.R. VAN LOON, M.A. GLAUS (2008): Mechanical compaction of smectite clays increases selectivity for cesium. Environ. Sci. Technol. 42, 1600-1604
C.A.J. APPELO, L.R. VAN LOON, P. WERSIN (2010). Multicomponent diffusion of a suite of tracers (HTO, l, Br, I, Na, Sr, Cs) in a single sample of Opalinus Clay. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta. 74, 1201-1219.
T. GIMMI, O.X. LEUPIN, J. EIKENBERG, M.A. GLAUS, L.R. VAN LOON, H.N. WABER, P. WERSIN, H.A.O. WANG, D. GROLIMUND, C. BORCA, S. DEWONCK, C. WITTEBROODT (2014). Anisotropic diffusion at the field scale in a 4-year multi-tracer diffusion and retention experiment – I: Insights from the experimental data. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta. 125, 373-393.
J. POONOOSAMY, G. KOSAKOWSKI, L.R. VAN LOON, U. MÄDER (2015). Dissolution-precipitation processes in tank experiments for testing numerical models for reactive transport calculations: Experiments and modelling. J. Contam. Hydrol. 177-178, 1-17.
L.R. VAN LOON, J. MIBUS (2015). A modified version of Archie’s law to estimate effective diffusion coefficients of radionuclides in argillaceous rocks and its application in safety analyses. Appl. Geochem. 59, 85-94.
Expertise of Luc Van Loon:
| Expertise Category | Specific Expertise |
|---|
| Expert Type | Scientific / Fundamental Research |
| Applied Sciences / Technologies / Engineering |
| Research Interface / Management |
| Topic Atmosphere | Radiation |
| Topic Pedosphere | Soil Pollution and Restauration |
| Topic Lithosphere | Geochemical Processes |
| Topic Biosphere | Biodiversity |
| Methods | Data Collection - Measurement |
| Literature Study |
| GeoForum Environmental-Technology | Waste Storage and Management |
| Groundwater Protection |
| Vegetation Dynamics (radioactive waste managment) |
Last update: 11/29/22
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