Uranium sorption on clay minerals [Elektronische Ressource] / vorgelegt von Samer Bachmaf

Uranium Sorption on Clay Minerals: Laboratory Experiments and Surface Complexation Modeling Von der Fakultät für Geowissenschaften, Geotechnik und Bergbau der Technischen Universität Bergakademie Freiberg genehmigte DISSERTATION zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades doctor rerum naturalium Dr. rer. nat. vorgelegt von Dipl. Geol. Samer Bachmaf geboren am 02.01.1979 in Aleppo, Syrien Gutachter: Prof. Dr. Broder J. Merkel, TU Bergakademie Freiberg Prof. Dr. Britta Planer-Friedrich, Universität Bayreuth Tag der Verleihung: 11.11.2010 i DEDICATION I dedicate this work to: My parents who supported and encouraged me all of time. My wife for her patience, efforts and generous support. My sweet children, Niazi and Jawad. Samer ii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The author is indebted to the first supervisor Prof. Dr. habil. Broder J. Merkel, Head of the Geology Department and Chair of Hydrogeology for his advices, inspirations, suggestions, criticism and financial support throughout the whole course of this investigation, without his support this research could not have come to the light. The author gratefully thanks and appreciates the second supervisor Prof. Dr.