Figure 6
From: Kaolin based protective barrier in municipal landfills against adverse chemo-mechanical loadings
FESEM image of GB as individual layer (a) in the presence of water, (b) in the presence of 0.5 M KCl, (c) FESEM image of the GB of the kaolin-GB layered system upon permeation with 0.5 M KCl, (d) illustration depicting complete and partial disintegration of the granules into particles in the presence of water and salts, respectively (e) particle orientation of kaolin in the presence of water and high-ionic strength salt solution.
