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    Functional Bi2O3/Gd2O3 Silica-Coated Structures for Improvement of Early Age and Radiation Shielding Performance of Cement Paste
    (MDPI, 2024-01-12) Cendrowski, Krzysztof; Federowicz, Karol; Techman, Mateusz; Chougan, Mehdi; El-Khayatt, Ahmed M.; Saudi, H.A.; Kędzierski, Tomasz; Mijowska, Ewa; Strzałkowski, Jarosław; Sibera, Daniel; Abd Elrahman, Mohamed; Sikora, Pawel; West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering; West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Department of Physics, College of Science; Brunel University London, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo, Nuclear Research Centre, Reactor Physics Department; Al-Azhar University, Women Branch, Nasr City Faculty of Science. Department of Physics,; West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin. Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering. Department of Nanomaterials Physicochemistry.; West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering; West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering; West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin. Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering. Department of Nanomaterials Physicochemistry.; West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering; West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Mansoura University, Mansoura City. Structural Engineering Department; West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering
    This study presents a new approach towards the production of sol-gel silica-coated Bi2O3/Gd2O3 cement additives towards the improvement of early mechanical performance and radiation attenuation. Two types of silica coatings, which varied in synthesis method and morphology, were used to coat Bi2O3/Gd2O3 structures and evaluated as a cement filler in Portland cement pastes. Isothermal calorimetry studies and early strength evaluations confirmed that both proposed coating types can overcome retarded cement hydration process, attributed to Bi2O3 presence, resulting in improved one day compressive strength by 300% and 251% (depending on coating method) when compared to paste containing pristine Bi2O3 and Gd2O3 particles. Moreover, depending on the type of chosen coating type, various rheological performances of cement pastes can be achieved. Thanks to the proposed combination of materials, both gamma-rays and slow neutron attenuation in cement pastes can be simultaneously improved. The introduction of silica coating resulted in an increment of the gamma-ray and neutron shielding thanks to the increased probability of radiation interaction. Along with the positive early age effects of the synthesized structures, the 28 day mechanical performance of cement pastes was not suppressed, and was found to be comparable to that of the control specimen. As an outcome, silica-coated structures can be successfully used in radiation-shielding cement-based composites, e.g. with demanding early age performances.
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    Rheological, Mechanical, Microstructural and Radiation Shielding Properties of Cement Pastes Containing Magnetite (Fe3O4) Nanoparticles
    (Springer Nature, 2023-01) Sikora, Pawel; El-Khayatt, Ahmed M.; Saudi, H.A.; Liard, Maxime; Lootens, Didier; Chung, Sang-Yeop; Woliński, Paweł; Abd Elrahman, Mohamed; Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Poland; Department of Physics, College of Science, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, (IMSIU), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Women Branch, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt; Sika AG, Switzerland; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Sejong University, Seoul 05006, Republic of Korea; Faculty of Applied Sciences, Collegium Mazovia Innovative School, 08-110 Siedlce, Poland; Structural Engineering Department, Mansoura University, Mansoura City 35516, Egypt
    This work examines the influence of iron oxide nanoparticles (Fe3O4 NPs) on neutron and gamma-ray radiation shielding characteristics of Portland cement paste. Experimental evaluations were supplemented with theoretical studies using NXCom program. Portland cement pastes with 5, 10, 15, 20, and 30 wt% of nanomagnetite cement replacement were produced. Moreover, rheological, early strength development, compressive strength, and mercury intrusion porosimetry (MIP) tests were performed. The results showed that increasing the amount of Fe3O4 NPs in a mix leads to a gradual increment in measured viscosity and yield stress. High nano-Fe3O4 content substantially impeded the early strength development process and led to a decrement in the 7- and 28-day compressive strength of cement paste. The MIP studies exhibited a gradual increment in total porosity, and average pore volume, as nano-Fe3O4 content was increased. All the macroscopic cross-sections of slow, fast and thermal neutrons constantly increased as a result of the addition of magnetite nanoparticles, with their variations being markedly linear. Similarly, gamma attenuation test results indicated that the addition of Fe3O4 powder enhances the shielding capability of paste in the energy range of interest (0.08–2.614 MeV). In conclusion, Fe3O4 nanoparticles can be successfully used in producing lead-free cementitious composites with improved gamma-ray and neutron shielding properties. However, certain drawbacks related to an increment in matrix porosity and thus a decrement in mechanical performance should be taken into account.