Specific activity and hazards of granite samples collected from the Eastern Desert of Egypt

W Arafa - Journal of environmental radioactivity, 2004 - Elsevier
Fifty granitic rock samples were collected from different plutons in the central part of the
Eastern Desert of Egypt and were analyzed for specific concentrations of 238U, 232Th and …

The temperature dependence of adsorption coefficients of 222Rn on activated charcoal: an experimental study

L Guo, Y Wang, L Zhang, Z Zeng, W Dong… - Applied Radiation and …, 2017 - Elsevier
The radon adsorption coefficient of activated charcoal (K) has exponential relationship with
temperature theoretically, but few experiment results of K at temperature below 0℃ were …

Radon-222 activity flux measurement using activated charcoal canisters: Revisiting the methodology

SH Alharbi, RA Akber - Journal of environmental radioactivity, 2014 - Elsevier
The measurement of radon (222 Rn) activity flux using activated charcoal canisters was
examined to investigate the distribution of the adsorbed 222 Rn in the charcoal bed and the …

Enhancing radon detection accuracy with charcoal canister: A simple method for measuring radon

MJ Kim, WJ Jang, SY Cho, JO Shim - Radiation Measurements, 2024 - Elsevier
Charcoal canisters are widely used devices for measuring radon concentration in the
atmosphere, but they are sensitive to humidity. A newly designed super absorbent polymer …

Radon gas build up using alpha scintillation cell: Experimentally and theoretically

AM Abdalla, TI Al-Naggar, AM Bashiri - Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 2021 - Elsevier
Due to their high efficiency and speed of use, alpha scintillation cell is being increasingly
utilized for detection of radon (222Rn) in soil gas. The calibration factor of the 110 A active …

Radon measurements using open-faced charcoal canisters-Measurement uncertainty and method optimization

M Živanović, G Pantelić, I Čeliković, JK Nikolić… - Applied Radiation and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Open-faced charcoal canisters have been used for radon measurements for over 40 years.
This method is sensitive to temperature, changing radon concentrations, humidity and other …

Dynamic adsorption properties of activated carbon for radioactive noble gas treatment in offshore floating nuclear power plant

B Qiao, C Liu, W Zheng, Q Li, P Lin, Z Wang… - … of Radioanalytical and …, 2021 - Springer
Offshore floating nuclear power plant (OFNPP) is a significant solution for marine electricity
shortage. In this study, the optimized activated carbon for decay technology was studied in …

Construction of a low-temperature activated carbon radon adsorption system using air cooler

C Li, Q Tang, X Feng, S Qiu, C Yang, C Guo… - … of Radioanalytical and …, 2022 - Springer
Underground low-background laboratories have a very large demand for radon reduction in
their working environments. Therefore, in this paper, we have constructed a system for low …

Temperature calibration formula for activated charcoal radon collectors

A Cooper, TN Le, T Iimoto, T Kosako - Journal of environmental …, 2011 - Elsevier
Radon adsorption by activated charcoal collectors such as PicoRad radon detectors is
known to be largely affected by temperature and relative humidity. Quantitative models are …

[HTML][HTML] The activation study of activated charcoal for radioactive off-gas treatment systems in NPPs

Y Ji - Results in Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
In the present study, the heat activation and vacuum activation have been used to re-
increase the adsorbed amount of Xe and Kr on activated charcoal for radioactive off-gas …