The Effect of WO 3 -Doped Soda Lime Silica SLS Waste Glass to Develop Lead-Free Glass as a Shielding Material against Radiation

Thair Hussein Khazaalah, Iskandar Shahrim Mustafa, Hanan Al-Ghamdi, Azhar Abdul Rahman, M. I. Sayyed, Aljawhara H. Almuqrin, Mohd Hafiz Mohd Zaid, Rosdiyana Hisam, Muhammad Fadhirul Izwan Abdul Malik, Nabasu Seth Ezra and Hanisha Mohd Shariff
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Thair Hussein Khazaalah: School of Physics, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Gelugor 11800, Penang, Malaysia
Iskandar Shahrim Mustafa: School of Physics, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Gelugor 11800, Penang, Malaysia
Hanan Al-Ghamdi: Department of Physics, College Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia
Azhar Abdul Rahman: School of Physics, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Gelugor 11800, Penang, Malaysia
M. I. Sayyed: Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Isra University, Amman 11622, Jordan
Aljawhara H. Almuqrin: Department of Physics, College Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia
Mohd Hafiz Mohd Zaid: Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia
Rosdiyana Hisam: Faculty of Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi, MARA, Shah Alam 40450, Selangor, Malaysia
Muhammad Fadhirul Izwan Abdul Malik: Science and Engineering Research Center USM Engineering Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Nibong Tebal 14300, Penang, Malaysia
Nabasu Seth Ezra: School of Physics, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Gelugor 11800, Penang, Malaysia
Hanisha Mohd Shariff: School of Physics, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Gelugor 11800, Penang, Malaysia

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 4, 1-16

Abstract: The current study aims to enhance the efficiency of lead-free glass as a shielding material against radiation, solve the problem of the dark brown of bismuth glass, and reduce the accumulation of waste glass disposed in landfills by using soda-lime-silica SLS glass waste. The melt-quenching method was utilized to fabricate (WO 3 ) x [(Bi 2 O 3 ) 0.2 (ZnO) 0.3 (B 2 O 3 ) 0.2 (SLS) 0.3 ] 1 − x at 1200 °C, where x = (0, 0.01, 0.02, 0.03, 0.04, and 0.05 mol). Soda lime silica SLS glass waste, which is mostly composed of 74.1 % SiO 2 , was used to obtain SiO 2 . Radiation Attenuation parameters were investigated using narrow-beam geometry and X-ray fluorescence (XRF). Furthermore, the parameters related to radiation shielding were calculated. The results showed that when WO 3 concentration was increased, the half-value layer was reduced, whereas the μ increased. It could be concluded that WBiBZn-SLS glass is a good shielding material against radiation, nontoxic, and transparent to visible light.

Keywords: linear and mass attenuation coefficient; radiation protection; soda lime silica waste glass (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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