Evaluation of boron waste and barite against radiation

Çelen Y., Evcin A., AKKURT İ., Bezir N., GÜNOĞLU K., Kutu N.

International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, cilt.16, sa.9, ss.5267-5274, 2019 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier

  • 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.