Yazarlar |
Prof. Dr. Şeref TURHAN
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
Öğr. Gör. Dr. Onur METİN
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
Prof. Dr. Aybaba HANÇERLİOĞULLARI
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
Prof. Dr. Aslı KURNAZ
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
C. Duran
Kastamonu University, Turkey |
Özet |
Bentonite containing smectite group clay minerals is an industrial raw material with a wide range of uses. In this study, the concentration of uranium, thorium, and radioactive potassium in ninety bentonite samples collected from quarries in Turkey was determined using an energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometer. The concentrations of uranium, thorium and potassium varied from 0.4 to 18.2 with an average of 4.3 mg/kg, 5.4 to 53.4 with an average of 22.7 mg/kg and 0.3 to 3.4 with an average of 1.4 mg/kg, respectively. The radiogenic heat generation caused by the ionising radiation emitted from these radioactive elements in bentonite samples was calculated in the range of 0.9 to 6.6 µW/m3 with an average of 2.8 µW/m3. |
Anahtar Kelimeler |
Bentonite | EDXRF | potassium | radiogenic heat generation | thorium | uranium |
Makale Türü | Özgün Makale |
Makale Alt Türü | SCOPUS dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale |
Dergi Adı | International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry |
Dergi ISSN | 0306-7319 |
Makale Dili | İngilizce |
Basım Tarihi | 01-2022 |
Sayı | 1 |
Doi Numarası | 10.1080/03067319.2022.2140419 |