Effect of B2O3/Bi2O3 on radiation shielding parameters of mobile phone waste glasses

Abstract

Abstract Due to the high rate of waste glass of mobile in each year, using this wasting material in different ways can be helpful for the environment and human health. So that investigating the use of waste glass of mobile for shielding usages has been hardly regarded in recent years. In this study, the effect of different Bi2O3 contents (0–20 mass percentage) evaluated on the radiation protection ability and physical properties of an important recycling waste phone glass Bi2O3-SiO2-B2O3-ZnO-Al2O3 using Monte Carlo based code (MCNPX 2.6.0) and online Phy-X/PSD program has been investigated. Radiation shielding properties of glass compositions (equivalent atomic number, Half Value Layer, Mean Free Path, Linear Attenuation Coefficient, Exposure and energy absorption buildup factors, and Mean Free Path) investigated for wide various range of photon energies of medical energies from 0.015 up to 15MeV. By compassion of derived results with similar studies it was obviously shown that WCG with 20% of Bi2O3 content is the best material for gamma and neutron shielding usage.