Evaluation of boron waste and barite against radiation
International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, cilt.16, sa.9, ss.5267-5274, 2019 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 16 Sayı: 9
- Basım Tarihi: 2019
- Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s13762-019-02333-3
- Dergi Adı: International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.5267-5274
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Barite, Borogypsum, Radiation, Shielding
- Isparta Uygulamalı Bilimler Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
Turkey has the world’s largest boron reserves. Colemanite is one of these minerals. A large amount of waste is produced during the production of boric acid from colemanite. In this study, usability of boron wastes (BW, borogypsum) and barite as a radiation shielding materials was investigated. Six compositions were shaped with various ratios of borogypsum and barite. After drying, shaped samples were sintered at 1050 °C. Sintered samples were evaluated for density, water absorption, porosity and gamma ray radiation shielding. The best attenuation coefficients were 0.225678, 0.148848 and 0.142652 cm−1 at 662, 1173 and 1332 keV photon energies, respectively.