| Course label : | Interactions between mineral matter and the environment |
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| Teaching departement : | CMA / |
| Teaching manager : | Mister FREDERIC CAZAUX |
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| Potential ects : | 0 |
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| Code and label (hp) : | MR_MIAE_S3_IMM - Interactions matière minérale |
Education team
Teachers : Mister FREDERIC CAZAUX
External contributors (business, research, secondary education): various temporary teachers
Summary
Brief programme: 1. Introduction of concrete/containment matrices (Univ. Lille, F. Mï¿œar, seven and a half hours of lectures/tutorials): (i) introduction to cementitious materials: general information, manufacture and hydration reactions; (ii) presentation of the various ultimate storage alternatives for nuclear waste, including high-, medium- and low-activity waste. Vitrification, inorganic binder matrices, alternative matrices for special waste (problem of caesium, iodine and sulphates). 2. Cementitious materials (Eqiom, C. Charron, eight hours of lectures): presentation of the cement industry and the company's actions. Methods for formulating cements/concretes depending on the environment (soil pH, saline environments, etc.) and use. Highlighted using concrete examples. 3. Leaching, chemical durability (CEA, L. Campayo, six hours of lectures): presentation of leaching tests and standardisation. Ageing mechanisms: aqueous alteration, influence of intrinsic parameters (structure and composition) and extrinsic parameters (temperature in ï¿œC, pH, ionic strength). Kinetic aspects of alteration, structure of corrosion gels and diffusion layers, methodology for studying long-term behaviour. Study methodology, examination of standardised tests, methods for characterising altered surfaces. 4. Treatment of chemical and/or radioactive effluents (Orano, B. Morel, six hours of lectures): presentation of normative aspects and decontamination processes (concentration by evaporation, precipitation and filtration, sorption, membrane processes, treatment of organic matter). 5. Mineral processing and material sorting (Severine Marquis, four and a half hours of lectures/tutorials, two hours of practical work)
Educational goals
The purpose of this course unit is to study the interactions between mineral matter and the environment: management of waste from construction, nuclear energy, etc., formulation of technical concretes for construction and containment matrices for nuclear energy. - Knowledge: Interactions between mineral matter and the environment. Alteration and corrosion mechanisms. Concepts and methods. Normative aspects. - Skills: 1-ability to understand the alteration phenomena and to deduce suitable solutions from them; 2-knowledge of alterations between mineral matter and the environment; 3-ability to write a summary; 4-ability to present one's work
Sustainable development goals
Knowledge control procedures
Continuous Assessment
Comments: Final exam (written exam) (70%) + mark for the mini-project (30%)
Online resources
The necessary course and bibliographic elements are available on the course's Moodle page as well as on dedicated websites (Web of Science, bibliographic research via the Lilliad centre, etc.)
Pedagogy
In-person course - Case studies - The tutorials are organised into mini-bibliographic projects and site visits are planned. - Part of the course is taught by industry experts from the sector: EQIOM, CEA (the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission), ORANO, Centre terre et Pierre, and others.
Sequencing / learning methods
| Number of hours - Lectures : | 16 |
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| Number of hours - Tutorial : | 4 |
| Number of hours - Practical work : | 2 |
| Number of hours - Seminar : | 0 |
| Number of hours - Half-group seminar : | 0 |
| Number of student hours in TEA (Autonomous learning) : | 0 |
| Number of student hours in TNE (Non-supervised activities) : | 0 |
| Number of hours in CB (Fixed exams) : | 0 |
| Number of student hours in PER (Personal work) : | 0 |
| Number of hours - Projects : | 0 |
Prerequisites
"Materials" pre-specialisation course units for the first year of the master's degree (M1), or equivalent