Chemical composition, effective atomic number and electron density study of trommel sieve waste (TSW), Portland cement, lime, pointing and their admixtures with TSW in different proportions

KURUDİREK M., AYGÜN M., ERZENEOĞLU S. Z.

APPLIED RADIATION AND ISOTOPES, cilt.68, sa.6, ss.1006-1011, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 68 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2009.12.039
  • Dergi Adı: APPLIED RADIATION AND ISOTOPES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1006-1011
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Trommel sieve waste, Building material, Total mass attenuation coefficient, Total photon interaction cross section, Effective atomic number, Effective electron density, ATTENUATION COEFFICIENTS, AMINO-ACIDS, FLY-ASH
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The trommel sieve waste (TSW) which forms during the boron ore production is considered to be a promising building material with its use as an admixture with Portland cement and is considered to be an alternative radiation shielding material, also. Thus, having knowledge on the chemical composition and radiation interaction properties of TSW as compared to other building materials is of importance. In the present study, chemical compositions of the materials used have been determined using a wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometer (WDXRFS). Also, TSW, some commonly used building materials (Portland cement, lime and pointing) and their admixtures with TSW have been investigated in terms of total mass attenuation coefficients (mu/rho), photon interaction cross sections (sigma(t)), effective atomic numbers (Z(eff)) and effective electron densities (N-e) by using X-rays at 22.1, 25 keV and gamma-rays at 88 key photon energies. Possible conclusions were drawn with respect to the variations in photon energy and chemical composition. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.