Utilizing bypass cement dust in the production of radiation shielding bismuth borate glass

Using the melting-quench technique, a new method for removing bypass cement dust (BCD) was developed in this study using an active environmental glassy system with the chemical formula (65-x) x ) B2O3-5Li2O-5CdO-25BCD-xBi2O3, 2 O 3 -5Li 2 O-5CdO-25BCD- x Bi 2 O 3 , wherex x varied from 0 to 30 mol%. A glass density of 3.137 g/cm3 3 is attained without bismuth, while a density of 5.345 g/cm3 3 is obtained with 30 mol% Bi2O3. 2 O 3 . The unit peaks BO3 3 and BO4 4 in the FTIR spectra signify the presence of the BLCDBi-series structure. Elevated Bi2O3 2 O 3 concentrations augment BO4 4 units. Defects influence the optical absorbance of glass within the wavelength range of 190-1000 nm. These defects in the glass network are created by silicon electrons, silicon hole centers, and BCD as well as Bi3+ 3 + or Bi6+ 6 + after the addition of bismuth oxide to the glassy system. Eg g values were found to decrease as Bi2O3 2 O 3 concentration increased, whereas EU U and n values exhibited the opposite behavior. A gamma spectroscopy system and the PhyX/PSD software are used to calculate the linear attenuation coefficient (LAC), LAC ), mass attenuation coefficient (MAC), MAC ), half-value layer (HVL), HVL ), tenth-value layer (TVL), TVL ), effective atomic number (Zeff), Z eff ), and effective electron density ( N eff ) of samples. In addition, the Phy-X/PSD software demonstrated good agreement between experimental and theoretical interpretations. Overall, the results showed that the BLCDBi-30 sample is suitable for use in radiation protection.