5 results on '"Almutairi, Haifa M."'
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2. Utilization of Waste Marble and Bi 2 O 3 -NPs as a Sustainable Replacement for Lead Materials for Radiation Shielding Applications.
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Alsafi, Khalid, El-Nahal, Mohamed A., Al-Saleh, Wafa M., Almutairi, Haifa M., Abdel-Gawad, Esraa H., and Elsafi, Mohamed
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RADIATION shielding ,WASTE recycling ,ATTENUATION coefficients ,MARBLE ,IONIZING radiation ,GAMMA rays - Abstract
In an attempt to reutilize marble waste, a new approach is presented in the current study to promote its use in the field of shielding against ionizing radiation. In this study, we aimed to develop a novel and sustainable/eco-friendly lead-free radiation shielding material by improving artificial marble (AM) produced from marble waste combined with polyester by reinforcing it with bismuth oxide (Bi
2 O3 ) nanoparticles. Six samples of AM samples doped with different concentrations ( 0 % , 5 % , 10 % , 15 % , 20 % , and 25 % ) of Bi2 O3 nanoparticles were prepared. The linear attenuation coefficient ( L A C ) values were measured experimentally through the narrow beam method at different energies (0.0595 M e V , 0.6617 M e V , 1.1730 M e V , and 1.330 M e V ) for all samples with various concentrations of Bi2 O3 . Radiological shielding parameters such as half value layer ( H V L ), tenth-value layer ( T V L ), and radiation shielding efficiency ( R S E ) were estimated and compared for all the different samples. The results prove that increasing the concentration of Bi2 O3 leads to the enhancement of the radiation shielding properties of the AM as a shielding material. It was observed that as the energy increases, the efficiency of the samples falls. High energy dependence was found when calculating the H V L and T V L values of the samples, which increased with increases in the energy of the incident photons. A comparison between the sample with the most efficient gamma radiation attenuation capability (AM- 25 % ), concrete, and lead was conducted, and a discussion regarding their radiation shielding properties is presented herein. The results show that the AM- 25 % sample is superior to the ordinary concrete over all the studied energy ranges, as evidenced by its significantly lower H V L s . On the contrary, lead is superior to the AM- 25 % sample over all the studied energy ranges owing to its unbeatable density as a shielding material. Overall, this new type of artificial marble has the potential to be used as a radiation shielding material at low- to medium-gamma energy regions, specifically in medical imaging and radiation therapy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2024
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3. Multilayer radiation shielding system with advanced composites containing heavy metal oxide nanoparticles: a free-lead solution.
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Al-Saleh, Wafa M., Almutairi, Haifa M., Sayyed, M. I., and Elsafi, Mohamed
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RADIATION shielding , *METAL nanoparticles , *METALLIC oxides , *ATTENUATION coefficients , *HEAVY metals , *CERAMICS - Abstract
With the use of multilayer materials such as concrete, mortar and ceramics that were fortified with PbO, WO3 and Bi2O3 nanoparticles, our study's objective was to produce a an effective photon shielding system. Experimental evaluation of the radiation shielding efficiency of two sets of samples with various thicknesses was conducted. The elemental content and morphology of the samples were corroborated by SEM and EDX studies, with ceramic samples exhibiting superior particle distribution and fewer voids than concrete and mortar specimens. The linear attenuation coefficient (LAC) was studied both experimentally and numerically using the Phy-X program, and it was found that the two sets of values were in satisfactory agreement. The values of LAC were consistently greater for samples with 30% of the selected heavy metal oxides than for those with 10%. The LAC for Cer-1 was 5.003 cm−1 at 0.059 MeV, whereas the corresponding LAC for Cer-2 was 2.123 cm−1. The LAC values were as follows: ceramics (5.003 cm−1), mortar (2.999 cm−1), concrete (2.733 cm−1), and the transmission factor (TF) examination of the multiple-layer specimens showed that the TF of the 3 cm thick multilayer sample was lower than that of the 2 cm thick sample and that both multilayer samples displayed better attenuation efficiency in comparison to single-layer specimens. The results show the possibility for employing multilayer structures with different densities, thicknesses, and sizes in suitable radiation shielding applications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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4. Effect of Cerium (IV) Oxide Particle Size on Polydimethylsiloxane Polymer to Form Flexible Materials against Ionizing Radiation.
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Almutairi, Haifa M., Al-Saleh, Wafa M., Abualsayed, Mohammad Ibrahim, and Elsafi, Mohamed
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IONIZING radiation , *ATTENUATION coefficients , *POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE , *CERIUM , *RADIATION protection , *POLYMERS , *RADIATION shielding - Abstract
This study aims to investigate the impact of CeO2 content and particle size on the radiation shielding abilities of polydimethylsiloxane, also known as silicon rubber (SR). We prepared different SR samples with 10, 30, and 50% of micro and nano CeO2 and we measured the linear attenuation coefficient (LAC) for these samples. We found that the LAC of the SR increases by increasing the CeO2 and all prepared SR samples had higher LACs than the pure SR. We examined the effect of the size of the particles on the LAC and the results demonstrated that the LAC for nano CeO2 is higher than that of micro CeO2. We investigated the half value layer (HVL) for the prepared SR samples and the results revealed that the SR with 10% micro CeO2 had a greater HVL than the SR with 10% nano CeO2. The HVL results demonstrated that the SR containing nanoparticles had higher attenuation effectiveness than the SR with micro CeO2. We also prepared SR samples containing CeO2 in both sizes (i.e., micro and nano) and we found that the HVL of the SR containing both sizes was lower than the HVL of the SR with nano CeO2. The radiation protection efficiency (RPE) at 0.059 MeV for the SR with 10% micro and nano CeO2 was 94.2 and 95.6%, respectively, while the RPE of SR containing both sizes (5% micro CeO2 + 5% micro CeO2) was 96.1% at the same energy. The RPE results also indicated that the attenuation ability was improved when utilizing the micro and nano CeO2 as opposed to the micro CeO2 or nano CeO2 at 0.662, 1.173, and 1.333 MeV. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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5. Grafting red clay with Bi2O3 nanoparticles into epoxy resin for gamma-ray shielding applications.
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Elsafi, Mohamed., Almuqrin, Aljawhara H., Almutairi, Haifa M., Al-Saleh, Wafa M., and Sayyed, M. I.
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EPOXY resins ,ATTENUATION coefficients ,CLAY ,GAMMA rays ,BISMUTH trioxide ,NANOPARTICLES - Abstract
We developed new composites for photons shielding applications. The composite were prepared with epoxy resin, red clay and bismuth oxide nanoparticles (Bi
2 O3 NPs). In order to establish which ratio of red clay to Bi2 O3 NPs provides the best shielding capabilities, several different ratios of red clay to Bi2 O3 NPs were tested. The transmission factor (TF) was calculated for two different thicknesses of each sample. From the TF data, we found that epoxy resin materials have a high attenuation capacity at low energy. For ERB-10 sample (40%Epoxy + 50% Red clay + 10% Bi2 O3 NPs), the TF values are 52.3% and 14.3% for thicknesses of 0.5 and 1.5 cm (at 0.06 MeV). The composite which contains the maximum amount of Bi2 O3 nanoparticles (40%Epoxy + 50% Red clay + 10% Bi2 O3 NPs, coded as ERB-30) has lower TF than the other composites. The TF data demonstrated that ERB-30 is capable of producing more effective attenuation from gamma rays. We also determined the linear attenuation coefficient (LAC) for the prepared composites and we found that the LAC increases for a given energy in proportion to the Bi2 O3 NPs ratio. For the ERB-0 (free Bi2 O3 NPs), the LAC at 0.662 MeV is 0.143 cm−1 , and it increases to 0.805 cm−1 when 10% of Bi2 O3 NPs is added to the epoxy resin composite. The half value layer (HVL) results showed that the thickness necessary to shield that photons to its half intensity can be significantly lowered by increasing the weight fraction of the Bi2 O3 NPs in the epoxy resin composite from 0 to 30%. The HVL for ERB-20 and ERB-30 were compared with other materials such as (Epoxy as a matrix material and Al2 O3 , Fe2 O3 , MgO and ZrO2 as filler oxides in the matrix at 0.662 MeV. The HVL values for ERB-20 and ERB-30 are 4.385 and 3.988 cm and this is lower than all the selected epoxy polymers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2023
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