title: Kinetic analysis of data obtained from studies on microbial degradation of cement waste forms, using shrinking core models.
abstract: Model equations based on analytical solutions of two shrinking core models (acid dissolution or shrinking unreacted core (SUC) model, and bulk diffusion model), were used to analyze the kinetics of microbial degradation of cement waste forms. Two current approaches of waste form microbial stability evaluation (Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) method and refined biofilm formation) were used to generate the data. Good linear correlations with R(2)>0.95 were obtained for the leaching data from both the NRC and biofilm approaches, using the model equation based on the bulk diffusion concept. Analyses using the model equation based on the acid dissolution model generally gave poor correlations except when data obtained from biofilm formation method was normalized.
authors.affiliation: Cooperative Research Programs, Foster Hall, 904 Chestnut Street, Lincoln University, Jefferson City, MO 65109, USA. idachaba@lincolnu.edu
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Idachaba
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nyavor
authors.forename: N O
authors.initials: NO
authors.lastname: Egiebor
mesh_terms: D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D018441:Biofilms; D003252:Construction Materials; D006256:Hazardous Waste; D007700:Kinetics; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012037:Refuse Disposal
chemical_list: D006256:Hazardous Waste