The affinity of bentonite and WO3 nanoparticles toward epoxy resin polymer for radiation shielding
A thorough comparative analysis was conducted between pure epoxy and a novel epoxy composite that included bentonite and WO3 nanoparticles in varying ratios. This study examined five distinct novel epoxy samples (E00, EB0, EBW1, EBW2, and EBW3) to assess their radiation shielding efficiency (RSE), t...
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| author | Elsafi Mohamed Almuqrin Aljawhara H. Yasmin Sabina Sayyed M. I. |
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| description | A thorough comparative analysis was conducted between pure epoxy and a novel epoxy composite that included bentonite and WO3 nanoparticles in varying ratios. This study examined five distinct novel epoxy samples (E00, EB0, EBW1, EBW2, and EBW3) to assess their radiation shielding efficiency (RSE), taking into account the addition of bentonite and WO3 nanoparticles. Furthermore, the study compared the RSE of pure epoxy with that of the novel epoxy composite. To evaluate the radiation shielding ability of the studied epoxy samples, a few radiation shielding parameters such as linear attenuation coefficient (LAC), mass attenuation coefficient (MAC), mean free path (MFP), RSE, and transition factor (I/I
0) were calculated. The RSE values of the epoxy samples were E00 (63.41%), EB0 (87.17%), EBW1 (98.26%), EBW2 (99.82%), and EBW3 (99.99%) at an energy of 0.06 MeV with 4 cm thickness. With the increase in the incident energy, the half-value layer and MFP values were increased, whereas the LAC and MAC values decreased. In conclusion, it can be stated that the sample EBW3 is more suitable among the five epoxy samples studied for attenuating the incident photon energy from 0.06 to 1.33 MeV. Noteworthily, the obtained results demonstrate that the addition of WO3 nanoparticles enhances the shielding ability of epoxy when compared to the addition of the same amount of bentonite. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-251932ccb39d4fa39bf87bdb66040d252023-05-06T15:58:55ZengDe Gruytere-Polymers1618-72292023-04-012311022774410.1515/epoly-2023-0011The affinity of bentonite and WO3 nanoparticles toward epoxy resin polymer for radiation shieldingElsafi Mohamed0Almuqrin Aljawhara H.1Yasmin Sabina2Sayyed M. I.3Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, 21511Alexandria, EgyptDepartment of Physics, College of Science, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh11671, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Physics, Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology, Chattogram, BangladeshDepartment of Physics, Faculty of Science, Isra University, Amman, JordanA thorough comparative analysis was conducted between pure epoxy and a novel epoxy composite that included bentonite and WO3 nanoparticles in varying ratios. This study examined five distinct novel epoxy samples (E00, EB0, EBW1, EBW2, and EBW3) to assess their radiation shielding efficiency (RSE), taking into account the addition of bentonite and WO3 nanoparticles. Furthermore, the study compared the RSE of pure epoxy with that of the novel epoxy composite. To evaluate the radiation shielding ability of the studied epoxy samples, a few radiation shielding parameters such as linear attenuation coefficient (LAC), mass attenuation coefficient (MAC), mean free path (MFP), RSE, and transition factor (I/I 0) were calculated. The RSE values of the epoxy samples were E00 (63.41%), EB0 (87.17%), EBW1 (98.26%), EBW2 (99.82%), and EBW3 (99.99%) at an energy of 0.06 MeV with 4 cm thickness. With the increase in the incident energy, the half-value layer and MFP values were increased, whereas the LAC and MAC values decreased. In conclusion, it can be stated that the sample EBW3 is more suitable among the five epoxy samples studied for attenuating the incident photon energy from 0.06 to 1.33 MeV. Noteworthily, the obtained results demonstrate that the addition of WO3 nanoparticles enhances the shielding ability of epoxy when compared to the addition of the same amount of bentonite.https://doi.org/10.1515/epoly-2023-0011epoxy resinattenuation coefficientgamma raysbentonitewo3 nanoparticles |
| spellingShingle | Elsafi Mohamed Almuqrin Aljawhara H. Yasmin Sabina Sayyed M. I. The affinity of bentonite and WO3 nanoparticles toward epoxy resin polymer for radiation shielding e-Polymers epoxy resin attenuation coefficient gamma rays bentonite wo3 nanoparticles |
| title | The affinity of bentonite and WO3 nanoparticles toward epoxy resin polymer for radiation shielding |
| title_full | The affinity of bentonite and WO3 nanoparticles toward epoxy resin polymer for radiation shielding |
| title_fullStr | The affinity of bentonite and WO3 nanoparticles toward epoxy resin polymer for radiation shielding |
| title_full_unstemmed | The affinity of bentonite and WO3 nanoparticles toward epoxy resin polymer for radiation shielding |
| title_short | The affinity of bentonite and WO3 nanoparticles toward epoxy resin polymer for radiation shielding |
| title_sort | affinity of bentonite and wo3 nanoparticles toward epoxy resin polymer for radiation shielding |
| topic | epoxy resin attenuation coefficient gamma rays bentonite wo3 nanoparticles |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1515/epoly-2023-0011 |
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