Production of Gypsum Board Paper with Enhanced Radiation Shielding Properties

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Gypsum board papers and cartons weighing 150 and 180 g/m² were produced. The radiation absorption properties of these papers and cartons were evaluated using Cs-137 and Co-60 gamma radioisotopes. The highest results in HVL and LAC metrics were obtained from papers and cartons filled with borax and colemanite. Particularly, papers weighing 150 g/m² and containing 20% borax yielded optimal results. Additionally, papers containing colemanite exhibited excellent performance, especially in terms of HVL and LAC, at the 1333 keV energy level. Although fly ash showed positive results in terms of paper and carton properties, it demonstrated lower performance in radiation shielding compared to borax and colemanite. In conclusion, this study significantly improved the radiation shielding (absorption) capacity of gypsum board papers and cartons enhanced with colemanite, borax and fly ash. It was concluded that high-radiation absorption papers and cartons can be produced from wastepaper, offering a value-added product. Radiation shielding gypsum board paper paper composite material Full Text Cite Share Download PDF Status: Under Review Version 1 posted Reviewers agreed at journal 16 Nov, 2024 Reviewers invited by journal 08 Nov, 2024 Editor invited by journal 07 Nov, 2024 First submitted to journal 30 Oct, 2024 You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. We do this by developing innovative software and high quality services for the global research community. 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