Determination of some radionucluides and heavy elements concentrations in concrete raw materials

Mohamed M. ElFaham; Osama Mostafa Khalil; Asmaa Elhassan; S. Salama

doi:10.1117/12.2195658

26 August 2015 Determination of some radionucluides and heavy elements concentrations in concrete raw materials

Mohamed M. ElFaham, Osama Mostafa Khalil, Asmaa Elhassan, S. Salama

Proceedings Volume 9584, Ultrafast Nonlinear Imaging and Spectroscopy III; 958419 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2195658
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2015, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

The presence of natural radionuclides in raw materials used in cement manufacturing was determined by using analytical methods. The used Raw materials are limestone, clay, slag, and gypsum, which be used with different concentrations in cement production. Different analytical techniques such as Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) technique, Gamma spectroscopy, Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) spectroscopy, X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF), in addition to X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) for phase identification of a crystalline material. The obtained data show that there is no significant radiological hazards arising from using the present cement components in the different applications. XRD data shows that there is no crystalline structures in the raw materials.

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Mohamed M. ElFaham, Osama Mostafa Khalil, Asmaa Elhassan, and S. Salama "Determination of some radionucluides and heavy elements concentrations in concrete raw materials", Proc. SPIE 9584, Ultrafast Nonlinear Imaging and Spectroscopy III, 958419 (26 August 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2195658

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