Impact of WO<sub>3</sub>-Nanoparticles on Silicone Rubber for Radiation Protection Efficiency
Silicone rubbers are a good choice for shielding materials because of having elastic and attenuating properties as well as cost-effectiveness. Thus, the aim of this study was to prepare ground-breaking silicone rubber samples by adding WO<sub>3</sub>-nanoparticles and testing the perform...
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| author | Hanan Al-Ghamdi Hanaa M. Hemily I. H. Saleh Z. F. Ghataas A. A. Abdel-Halim M. I. Sayyed Sabina Yasmin Aljawhara H. Almuqrin Mohamed Elsafi |
| author_facet | Hanan Al-Ghamdi Hanaa M. Hemily I. H. Saleh Z. F. Ghataas A. A. Abdel-Halim M. I. Sayyed Sabina Yasmin Aljawhara H. Almuqrin Mohamed Elsafi |
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| description | Silicone rubbers are a good choice for shielding materials because of having elastic and attenuating properties as well as cost-effectiveness. Thus, the aim of this study was to prepare ground-breaking silicone rubber samples by adding WO<sub>3</sub>-nanoparticles and testing the performance of their radiation shielding ability against Cs-137, Co-60, and Am-241 gamma energy. Increasing the concentration of WO<sub>3</sub> nanoparticles in silicone rubber (SR) led to decreasing the half-value layer (HVL) and mean free path (MFP) values determined for the samples tested. Furthermore, the values of MFP and HVL upsurged according to the enhancement of the photon energy. It is noteworthy that the prepared silicone rubber (SR) systems with 50 and 60 wt% concentrations of WO<sub>3</sub>-nanoparticles displayed lower HVL than the Bi<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>-containing silicone rubber (SR) systems. In the same way, studied silicone rubber SR-W60 represented the lowest HVL comprising iron ore containing silicone rubber. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3cbe25eb8a3a4aca837fd07b2082dca42023-12-03T14:02:16ZengMDPI AGMaterials1996-19442022-08-011516570610.3390/ma15165706Impact of WO<sub>3</sub>-Nanoparticles on Silicone Rubber for Radiation Protection EfficiencyHanan Al-Ghamdi0Hanaa M. Hemily1I. H. Saleh2Z. F. Ghataas3A. A. Abdel-Halim4M. I. Sayyed5Sabina Yasmin6Aljawhara H. Almuqrin7Mohamed Elsafi8Department of Physics, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Environmental Studies, Institute of Graduate Studies and Research, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21526, EgyptDepartment of Environmental Studies, Institute of Graduate Studies and Research, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21526, EgyptDepartment of Environmental Studies, Institute of Graduate Studies and Research, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21526, EgyptDepartment of Basic and Applied Science, College of Engineering and Technology, The Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, Alexandria 1029, EgyptDepartment of Physics, Faculty of Science, Isra University, Amman 11622, JordanDepartment of Physics, Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology, Chattogram 4349, BangladeshDepartment of Physics, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi ArabiaPhysics Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21511, EgyptSilicone rubbers are a good choice for shielding materials because of having elastic and attenuating properties as well as cost-effectiveness. Thus, the aim of this study was to prepare ground-breaking silicone rubber samples by adding WO<sub>3</sub>-nanoparticles and testing the performance of their radiation shielding ability against Cs-137, Co-60, and Am-241 gamma energy. Increasing the concentration of WO<sub>3</sub> nanoparticles in silicone rubber (SR) led to decreasing the half-value layer (HVL) and mean free path (MFP) values determined for the samples tested. Furthermore, the values of MFP and HVL upsurged according to the enhancement of the photon energy. It is noteworthy that the prepared silicone rubber (SR) systems with 50 and 60 wt% concentrations of WO<sub>3</sub>-nanoparticles displayed lower HVL than the Bi<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>-containing silicone rubber (SR) systems. In the same way, studied silicone rubber SR-W60 represented the lowest HVL comprising iron ore containing silicone rubber.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/15/16/5706silicone rubberWO<sub>3</sub>-nanoparticlesCs-137Co-60Am-241 |
| spellingShingle | Hanan Al-Ghamdi Hanaa M. Hemily I. H. Saleh Z. F. Ghataas A. A. Abdel-Halim M. I. Sayyed Sabina Yasmin Aljawhara H. Almuqrin Mohamed Elsafi Impact of WO<sub>3</sub>-Nanoparticles on Silicone Rubber for Radiation Protection Efficiency Materials silicone rubber WO<sub>3</sub>-nanoparticles Cs-137 Co-60 Am-241 |
| title | Impact of WO<sub>3</sub>-Nanoparticles on Silicone Rubber for Radiation Protection Efficiency |
| title_full | Impact of WO<sub>3</sub>-Nanoparticles on Silicone Rubber for Radiation Protection Efficiency |
| title_fullStr | Impact of WO<sub>3</sub>-Nanoparticles on Silicone Rubber for Radiation Protection Efficiency |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of WO<sub>3</sub>-Nanoparticles on Silicone Rubber for Radiation Protection Efficiency |
| title_short | Impact of WO<sub>3</sub>-Nanoparticles on Silicone Rubber for Radiation Protection Efficiency |
| title_sort | impact of wo sub 3 sub nanoparticles on silicone rubber for radiation protection efficiency |
| topic | silicone rubber WO<sub>3</sub>-nanoparticles Cs-137 Co-60 Am-241 |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/15/16/5706 |
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