Evaluation of shielding properties of a developed nanocomposite from intercalated attapulgite clay by Cd/Pb oxides nanoparticles
Hani H Negm,
Rehab M El-Sharkawy,
Eslam Abdeltwab
et al.
Abstract:The study investigated new nanocomposites' γ-ray and neutron shielding properties based on raw attapulgite, a clay matrix intercalated with different weight percentages of mixed nanometal oxides CdO and PbO. The various percentages were as follows: (100-2x)%Attapulgite + x%CdO + x%PbO, abbreviated as (AT100-2xCdxPbx), where x= 5, 10, 15%. The nanocomposites were characterized using XRD, FTIR, and EDX, confirming their successful preparation. SEM images revealed that the mixed oxide nanoparticles were successfu… Show more
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