Mass attenuation coefficients of several bio-adhesive based oil palm particleboards at 16.59-25.26 keV photon energies

Particleboards made of oil palm with addition of polylactic acid (PLA), starch, and fish oil were fabricated with target density of 1.0 g/cm3. The mass attenuation coefficients of the particleboards were measured using x-ray fluorescence (XRF) configuration in conjunction with niobium, molybdenum, p...

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Published in:IOP conference series. Materials Science and Engineering 2018-01, Vol.298 (1), p.12020
Main Authors: Abdu Mustapa, U A, Mohd Yusof, M F, Abd Hamid, P N K, Hashim, R, Ahmad, M Z, Abd Aziz, M Z
Format: Article
Language:English
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Attenuation coefficients
Fish oils
Metal plates
Niobium
Palladium
Palm oil
Photons
Polylactic acid
X-ray fluorescence
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Summary:Particleboards made of oil palm with addition of polylactic acid (PLA), starch, and fish oil were fabricated with target density of 1.0 g/cm3. The mass attenuation coefficients of the particleboards were measured using x-ray fluorescence (XRF) configuration in conjunction with niobium, molybdenum, palladium and tin metal plates that provided Kα1 photon energies between 16.59 and 25.26 keV. The results were compared to the calculated value of water using XCOM. The results showed that all particleboards having mass attenuation coefficients near to the value of water with the mass attenuation coefficient different less than 0.25. The method of fabrication did not give significant different to the mass attenuation coefficients of the particleboards. The results had indicated the potential of bio-adhesive based palm oil particleboards to be developed as phantoms for low energy photons.
ISSN:1757-8981
1757-899X
DOI:10.1088/1757-899X/298/1/012020