Heavy metal borate glasses: potential use for radiation shielding

M Kurudirek - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2017 - Elsevier
Heavy metal oxide borate (HMOB) glasses were studied for gamma, fast neutron and
charged particle interaction using mass attenuation coefficients (MAC), effective atomic …

Tailoring bismuth borate glasses by incorporating PbO/GeO2 for protection against nuclear radiation

A Kumar, A Jain, MI Sayyed, F Laariedh… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Nuclear radiation shielding capabilities for a glass series 20Bi2O3− xPbO−(80− 2x) B2O3−
xGeO2 (where x= 5, 10, 20, and 30 mol%) have been investigated using the Phy-X/PSD …

Investigations on thermal and radiation shielding properties of the poly (hydroxyethyl methacrylate-co-styrene)/tungsten (VI) oxide composites

B Körpınar, BC Öztürk, NF Çam, H Akat - Progress in Nuclear Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
In the current study, it was shown that Poly (HEMA-co-Styrene) composites holding tungsten
(VI) oxide were formed in groups (10%–50%) by radical polymerization. For this goal …

Photon attenuation coefficients of Heavy-Metal Oxide glasses by MCNP code, XCOM program and experimental data: A comparison study

AM El-Khayatt, AM Ali, VP Singh - … Methods in Physics Research Section A …, 2014 - Elsevier
The mass attenuation coefficients, μ/ρ, total interaction cross-section, σ t, and mean free path
(MFP) of some Heavy Metal Oxides (HMO) glasses, with potential applications as gamma …

FTIR spectral analysis of corrosion mechanisms in soda lime silica glasses doped with transition metal oxides

FH El-Batal, EM Khalil, YM Hamdy, HM Zidan, MS Aziz… - Silicon, 2010 - Springer
Hydrolysis kinetics of soda lime silicate glass (SLS) with 75 mol% SiO 2 in different pH
solutions was investigated. Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy was used to …

Comparison of some lead and non-lead based glass systems, standard shielding concretes and commercial window glasses in terms of shielding parameters in the …

M Kurudirek, Y Özdemir, Ö Şimşek, R Durak - Journal of nuclear materials, 2010 - Elsevier
The effective atomic numbers, Zeff of some glass systems with and without Pb have been
calculated in the energy region of 1keV–100GeV including the K absorption edges of high Z …

Radiation shielding and effective atomic number studies in different types of shielding concretes, lead base and non-lead base glass systems for total electron …

M Kurudirek - Nuclear Engineering and Design, 2014 - Elsevier
Concrete has been widely used as a radiation shielding material due to its extremely low
cost. On the other hand, glass systems, which make everything inside visible to observers …

Radiation shielding parameters of BaO–Nb2O5–P2O5 glass system using MCNP5 code and XCOM software

MI Sayyed, ZY Khattari, A Kumar… - Materials Research …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
The radiation shielding properties (mass attenuation coefficient, effective atomic number,
half value layer, mean free path and exposure buildup factor) of xBaO–20Nb 2 O 5–(80− x) …

Migration of metals from ceramic food contact materials. 1: Effects of pH, temperature, food simulant, contact duration and repeated-use

Y Li - Food Packaging and Shelf Life, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Directive 84/500/EEC is the legislation stating the requirements for ceramic
articles intended to come into contact with food. A revision of the Directive focusing on …

Determination of effective atomic number and electron density of heavy metal oxide glasses

AM Ali, AM El-Khayatt, I Akkurt - Radiation Effects and Defects in …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The effective atomic number (Z eff) and effective electron density (N eff) of eight heavy metal
oxide (HMO) glasses have been determined using the Monte Carlo simulation code MCNP …