sahar mohamed ibrahim abdelhameed
Lecturer
Fabricated CeO2/ZrO2 nanocomposite to improve thermal resistance, mechanical characteristics, microstructure and gamma radiation shielding of OPC composite cement pastes
Construction and Building Materials • 2023
Publication Information
Authors
Sahar M Ibrahim a
, Mohamed Heikal a,*
, Nesreen R. Abdelwahab b
, O.A. Mohamed c,*
Keywords
CeO2/ZrO2 nanocomposite
Gamma rays shielding
OPC composite pastes
Thermal resistance
Physico-mechanical properties
Journal
Construction and Building Materials
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International
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Abstract
The main objective of this study is to utilize the synthesized CeO2/ZrO2 nanocomposite (CZ-NPs) in different
concentrations (0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, and 1.5%) for improving the mechanical characteristics, microstructural
properties, thermal resistance, and gamma radiation shielding of hardened ordinary Portland cement (OPC)
composites. CZ-NPs were fabricated via the precipitation method. Various analytical techniques in addition to Xray diffraction (XRD), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET), and
Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis were used to investigate the fabricated CZ-NPs and hardened
composite pastes. The physico-mechanical features, thermal stability, and radiation resistivity of different OPCCZ-NPs composite pastes were investigated. The results showed that the composite CZNP1 containing 0.25% CZNPs is the best choice for mechanical performance and has the highest gamma-ray shielding efficiency, as it can
attenuate 50–90% respectively of gamma rays with energy 660Kev at distances 4 cm and 13 cm, respectively.
Also, the composite accommodating of 0.5% CZ-NPs motivates the thermal resistance at 400 ◦C.
concentrations (0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, and 1.5%) for improving the mechanical characteristics, microstructural
properties, thermal resistance, and gamma radiation shielding of hardened ordinary Portland cement (OPC)
composites. CZ-NPs were fabricated via the precipitation method. Various analytical techniques in addition to Xray diffraction (XRD), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET), and
Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis were used to investigate the fabricated CZ-NPs and hardened
composite pastes. The physico-mechanical features, thermal stability, and radiation resistivity of different OPCCZ-NPs composite pastes were investigated. The results showed that the composite CZNP1 containing 0.25% CZNPs is the best choice for mechanical performance and has the highest gamma-ray shielding efficiency, as it can
attenuate 50–90% respectively of gamma rays with energy 660Kev at distances 4 cm and 13 cm, respectively.
Also, the composite accommodating of 0.5% CZ-NPs motivates the thermal resistance at 400 ◦C.