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Recycling of cathode-ray tube screen glasses using Na2CO3: Structural properties and transmission resistance against charged radiation and neutron

Author name : ZIYAD AWADH A ALROWAILI
Publication Date : 2025-03-06
Journal Name : Journal of Radiation Research and Applied Sciences

Abstract

he number of damaged and end-of-life cathode-ray tube (CR)glasses has continued to rise globally; this has become an environmental issue. As a way of mitigating the resulting environmental problems, research aimed at finding alternative uses or upcycling waste CR glass for the production of valuable materials has become important. In this research, the consequence of adding Na2CO3 on the microstructural, mechanical, physical, and radiation absorption efficacy of CRT screen glass is reported. Glass system consisting of CR screen glass (CRT) and 20% (CRT-NC20) and 40% (CRT-NC40) Na2CO3 powder by weight were fabricated using the solid-state reaction and cold-isostatic-press process. The chemical structure of the glasses was investigated using the SEM-EDS method. The microhardness and density were determined using an experimental procedure conducted at room temperature. In addition, the mass stopping powers and projected ranges of charged particle and (thermal and fast) neutron cross-sections were determined theoretically. The densities of the glasses were 3.117, 2.987, and 2.894 g/cm3 for pure CR glass, and those containing 20% and 40% of Na2CO3, respectively. On the other hand, the corresponding Vickers hardness value was 495, 506, and 521 HV, respectively. The addition of Na2CO3 improved the ability of the CR glass to resist the transmission of charged radiation and increased the cross-sections of fast and thermal neutrons. The addition of Na2CO3 to CR glass is a good method of recycling waste CRT glass for fabricating radiation shielding material.

Keywords

Charged-radiationCathode-ray tubeHardnessMicrostructureNeutronRecycling

Publication Link

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrras.2025.101333

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