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Impacts of the colemanite on the enhancement of the radiation shielding capacity of polypropylene

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Colemanite–polypropylene polymeric material has been fabricated by doping Colemanite material with different ratios 5, 15, 25, and 35 wt% on the polypropylene polymeric material. The produced samples were coded as PC1, PC2, PC3, and PC4, respectively. The phenomenon ionizing radiation shielding capacity of the fabricated material has been examined. The fabricated polymers' density measurement showed that the density increased between 1.06 and 1.59 g/cm3. The Monte Carlo simulation was used to evaluate effective shielding parameters. The linear attenuation coefficient of the prepared materials increased with the increase in Colemanite content wt%. Opposite to the linear attenuation coefficient, the half-value layer (HVL) is found to follow the order (PC1)HVL < (PC2)HVL < (PC3)HVL < (PC4)HVL. The radiation protection efficiency (RPE) for all fabricated polymers varied around 100% at gamma-ray photons with an energy of 15 keV. These values were reduced by raising the photon energy to 9.209%, 10.465%, 12.220%, and 13.893% for PC1, PC2, PC3, and PC4, respectively. The RPE shows an increase with the rise in fabricated polymer thickness and the Colemanite ratio in the fabricated polymer. Increasing the colemanite concentration in the fabricated polymer samples causes an observable decrease in both the exposure and energy absorption buildup factors.

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This work was supported by Taif University Researchers Supporting Project Number (TURSP-2020/109), Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia.

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  1. Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, Atatürk University, 25240, Erzurum, Turkey

    N. Ekinci

  2. Ural Federal University, 19 Mira St, 620002, Yekaterinburg, Russia

    K. A. Mahmoud

  3. Nuclear Materials Authority, El-Maadi, P. O. Box 530, Cairo, Egypt

    K. A. Mahmoud

  4. Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen University, Ağrı, Turkey

    Bunyamin Aygün

  5. Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Taif University, P.O Box 11099, Taif, 21974, Saudi Arabia

    M. M. Hessien

  6. Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Menoufia University, Shebin El-Koom, Menoufia, 32511, Egypt

    Y. S. Rammah

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All authors contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation and data collection were performed by [NE] and [BA]. Simulation and data analysis were performed by [KAM]. The first draft of the manuscript was written by [YSR]; [KAM]. Funding was received by [MMH]. All authors commented on the previous versions of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Ekinci, N., Mahmoud, K.A., Aygün, B. et al. Impacts of the colemanite on the enhancement of the radiation shielding capacity of polypropylene. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 33, 20046–20055 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-022-08822-5

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