Valorization of hazardous chrysotile by H3BO3 incorporation to produce an innovative eco-friendly radiation shielding concrete: Implications on physico-mechanical …

MA Masoud, AM El-Khayatt, KA Mahmoud… - Cement and Concrete …, 2023 - Elsevier
For the first time, the hazardous chrysotile was valorized as an aggregate in radiation
shielding concrete (RSC). This was accomplished through its amalgamation with two …

Multiscale RVE modeling for assessing effective elastic modulus of HDPE based polymer matrix nanocomposite reinforced with nanodiamond

SK Sahu, PS Rama Sreekanth - International Journal on Interactive Design …, 2022 - Springer
In the present investigation, the effective elastic modulus of high-density polyethylene
reinforced with spherical shape inclusion of nanodiamond (ND) nanoparticles (5–15 …

From discarded waste to valuable products: Barite combination with chrysotile mine waste to produce radiation-shielding concrete

AM Zayed, AM El-Khayatt, P Petrounias… - … and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Chrysotile, the most common serpentine polymorph, represents one of the most hazardous
mine wastes known for its associated health risks. For the first time, chrysotile mine waste …

[HTML][HTML] Physical, structural, thermal, and mechanical features combined with neutron and gamma radiation attenuation qualities of Sm2O3 doped transparent borate …

G Lakshminarayana, MG Dong, MS Al-Buriahi… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Current work presents the synthesis of B 2 O 3–Gd 2 O 3–Li 2 O–Na 2 O–LiF‒Sm 2 O 3
glass system via melt-quench approach and scrutiny of its mechanical, thermal, structural …

Gamma-ray shielding effectiveness, thermal, and dielectric properties of filler-reinforced high-density polyethylene/boron carbide composites

AM Reda, MA Alsawah, M Hosni, RM Ahmed - Progress in Nuclear Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
The present research prepared samples of pure high-density polyethylene (HDPE)/boron
carbide reinforced with iron dioxide, aluminum dioxide, iron, and aluminum. The …

Gamma-ray shielding, electrical, and magnetic properties of α-Fe2O3/Al/HDPE nanocomposites

AM Reda, AA Azab, GM Turky - Physica Scripta, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
In this work, different ratios of iron oxide (α-Fe 2 O 3) and aluminum metal (Al) nanoparticles
in powder shape have been used to prepare HDPE nanocomposites for γ-rays shielding …

The effect of the addition of copper particles in high-density recycled polyethylene matrices by extrusion

C Arcos, L Muñoz, D Cordova, H Muñoz, M Walter… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this study, the effect of the recycling process and copper particle incorporation on virgin
and recycled pellet HDPE were investigated by thermo-chemical analysis, mechanical …

[HTML][HTML] X-ray/gamma absorption and Anticancer Properties of Fe2O3 nanoparticles

S Deepthi, YS Vidya, HC Manjunatha, R Munirathnam… - Physics Open, 2023 - Elsevier
The current study reports the synthesis of Fe 2 O 3 NPs by the co-precipitation method and
the evaluation of the anticancer activity and X-ray/gamma absorption study. PXRD analysis …

Crystallographic Texture Evolution in 3D Printed Polyethylene Reactor Blends

S Movva, CG Schirmeister, T Hees, D Tavakoli… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
In this work, crystallographic texture evolution in 3D printed trimodal polyethylene (PE)
blends and high-density PE (HDPE) benchmark material were investigated to quantify the …

Radiation shielding effectiveness, structural, and mechanical properties of HDPE/B4C composites reinforced with Fe2O3-Al2O3-Al-Fe fillers

AM Reda, RM Ahmed, MA Alsawah… - Physica …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
The fast neutron and gamma-ray attenuation properties of pure high-density polyethylene
and its composites were investigated, including 90 HDPE/10 B 4 C (wt%) and 60 HDPE/10 B …