A study of chemical composition and radiation attenuation properties in clinoptilolite-rich natural zeolite from Turkey

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 79, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1120-1126

  Kurudirek Murat, M ^a   Özdemir, Yüksel ^a   Türkmen, Ibrahim ^b   Levet, Aytaç ^a  

^a ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b INONU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Clinoptilolite; Portland cement; Radiation attenuation; Wavelength dispersive X ray fluorescence spectrometer

Indexed keywords

BLEND MATERIALS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CLINOPTILOLITE; CLINOPTILOLITES; HIGH-PERFORMANCE CONCRETE; MINERAL ADMIXTURES; NATURAL ZEOLITES; POZZOLANIC ADDITIVES; RADIATION ATTENUATION; TRACE LEVEL; WAVELENGTH-DISPERSIVE X-RAY FLUORESCENCES; X-RAY ATTENUATION;

FLUORESCENCE; PORTLAND CEMENT; SPECTROMETRY; TRACE ELEMENTS; X RAY SPECTROMETERS; X RAYS;

ZEOLITES;

CEMENT; CLINOPTILOLITE; TRACE ELEMENT; ZEOLITE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; RADIATION ATTENUATION; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 77955171964     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2010.06.003     Document Type: Article

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