Investigation of gamma-ray radiation shielding properties of zinc borate and paraffin filled sheep wool biopolymer composites: Experimental and theoretical analysis
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Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Özgül Karataş Konya Technical University, Türkiye
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Hatice Ünal Ercan Konya Technical University, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Mustafa Altın Konya Technical University, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Hasan OĞUL Sinop Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Doç. Dr. Fatih BULUT Sinop Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Makale Türü Özgün Makale (SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale)
Dergi Adı Radiation Physics and Chemistry (Q1)
Dergi ISSN 0969-806X Dergi Bilgileri (2025)
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Makale Dili İngilizce Basım Tarihi 02-2025
Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa 227 / 1 / 1–8 DOI 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2024.112396
Makale Linki https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2024.112396
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Özet
The present study examines the potential of sheep wool biopolymer composites filled with zinc borate and paraffin wax additives as a gamma-ray radiation shielding material. The selected novel composite samples were prepared with varying proportions of additive materials (10, 20, 30, and 40 wt%) so that impact of the additive amount on radiation shielding could be properly analyzed. Evaluations of specimens were performed at different energy levels ranging from 20 keV to 1.3325 MeV with help of a NaI scintillation detector, MC simulation (GEANT4) and WinXCOM theoretical calculation code. Following the production of shielding samples, the characterization and structural evaluation was performed using X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) and field emission scanning electron microscope (FE- SEM /EDX) supported by EDAX energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. The results demonstrate that the incorporation of …
Anahtar Kelimeler
Biopolymer | Paraffin wax | Radiation shielding | Sheep wool | Zinc borate