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Recycling and characterization of bone incorporated with concrete for gamma-radiation shielding applications

  • U. Rilwan (Department of Physics, Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences, Nigerian Army University) ;
  • G.M. Aliyu (Department of Physics, Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences, Nigerian Army University) ;
  • S.F. Olukotun (Department of Physics and Engineering Physics, Obafemi Awolowo University) ;
  • M.M. Idris (Department of Physics, Nasarawa State University) ;
  • A.A. Mundi (Department of Physics, Nasarawa State University) ;
  • S. Bello (Department of Physics, Umaru Musa Yaradua University) ;
  • I. Umar (Department of Physics, Nasarawa State University) ;
  • A. El-Taher (Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University) ;
  • K.A. Mahmoud (Nuclear Materials Authority) ;
  • M.I. sayyed (Renewable Energy and Environmental Technology Center, University of Tabuk)
  • Received : 2023.12.04
  • Accepted : 2024.02.22
  • Published : 2024.07.25
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Abstract

This research intends to recycle bone and incorporate it into concrete for radiation shielding application using Phy-X/PSD software. Cement, sand and granite were mixed in proportion of 0.5 kg:1 kg:1 kg to obtain sample A. Other concretes composing of cement, sand, granite and bone ash was in proportion 0.45 kg:1 kg:1 kg:0.05 kg, 0.1 kg:1 kg:1 kg:0.4 kg and 0.35 kg:1 kg:1 kg:0.15 kg to obtain samples B, C and D respectively. 0.5 water-to-cement (W/C) ratio was adopted throughout the mixes because the control mix contain the normal water quantity for normal hydration of cement. Replacing the bone ash for the cement in the fabricated concretes enhances their densities where the fabricated concretes' density decreased from 2.33 g/cm3 to 2.22 g/cm3 by raising the reinforcing bones fly ash concentration from 0 to 0.15 kg. Additionally, increasing the bones fly ash concentration within the fabricated concretes increases their linear attenuation coefficient (LAC) where the fabricated concretes' μ values at 0.662 MeV reach 0.181 cm-1, 0.178 cm-1, 0.174 cm-1, and 0.171 cm-1, respectively for concretes A, B, C, and D. The use of other local materials is recommended, as it improves waste management being the major aim of the sustainable development goal.

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