Properties of red mud-filled and modified resin composites

P Wu, X Liu, Z Zhang, C Wei - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Red mud is a harmful alkaline waste discharged during alumina production, and the
environmental pollution caused by red mud accumulation has become an increasingly …

Carbon nanotube filled rubber nanocomposites

N K. C, J Abraham, MG Thomas, H Vahabi… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Rubber (elastomer) based polymer nanocomposites have attracted wide range of attention
from industries and other fields due to its exceptionally good mechanical, thermal and …

Predicting the effective atomic number of glass systems using machine learning algorithms

MI Sayyed, A Benhadjira, O Bentouila… - Radiation Physics and …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigates the calculation of the effective atomic number (Z eff) of glass systems
through the application of machine learning algorithms. Specifically, Artificial Neural …

Grafting red clay with Bi2O3 nanoparticles into epoxy resin for gamma-ray shielding applications

M Elsafi, AH Almuqrin, HM Almutairi, WM Al-Saleh… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
We developed new composites for photons shielding applications. The composite were
prepared with epoxy resin, red clay and bismuth oxide nanoparticles (Bi2O3 NPs). In order …

Effect of cerium (IV) oxide particle size on polydimethylsiloxane polymer to form flexible materials against ionizing radiation

HM Almutairi, WM Al-Saleh, MI Abualsayed, M Elsafi - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
This study aims to investigate the impact of CeO2 content and particle size on the radiation
shielding abilities of polydimethylsiloxane, also known as silicon rubber (SR). We prepared …

Multilayer radiation shielding system with advanced composites containing heavy metal oxide nanoparticles: A free-lead solution

WM Al-Saleh, HM Almutairi, MI Sayyed, M Elsafi - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
With the use of multilayer materials such as concrete, mortar and ceramics that were fortified
with PbO, WO3 and Bi2O3 nanoparticles, our study's objective was to produce a an effective …

The Impact of Chemical Composition, Density and Thickness on the Radiation Shielding Properties of CaO–Al2O3–SiO2 Glasses

MI Sayyed - Silicon, 2023 - Springer
We aimed to study the radiation shielding properties of CaO-Al2O3-SiO2 glass systems. The
linear attenuation coefficient (LAC) of the current glasses was estimated using Phy-X …

The affinity of bentonite and WO3 nanoparticles toward epoxy resin polymer for radiation shielding

M Elsafi, AH Almuqrin, S Yasmin, MI Sayyed - e-Polymers, 2023 - degruyter.com
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Artificial neural network approach for calculating mass attenuation coefficient of different glass systems

A Benhadjira, MI Sayyed, O Bentouila… - Nuclear Engineering and …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, we propose an alternative approach using Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) for
determining Mass Attenuation Coefficients (MAC) in various glass systems. This method …

Assessment of Silicone Rubber/Lead Oxide Composites Enriched with Bi2O3, WO3, BaO, and SnO2 Nanoparticles for Radiation Shielding Applications

MT Alresheedi, M Elsafi, YT Aladadi, AF Abas… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
This study aimed to prepare silicone rubber composites with heavy metal oxide
nanoparticles for gamma ray shielding applications. Different heavy metal oxide …