Gamma irradiation induced surface modification of (PVC/HDPE)/ZnO nanocomposite for enhancing the oil removal and conductivity using COMSOL multiphysics.

Mohamed Mohamady Ghobashy, Amal F Abd El-Gawad, S A Fayek, M A Farahat, M I Ismail, Ahmed M Elbarbary, A I Sharshir

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Mohamed Mohamady GhobashyRadiation Research of Polymer Chemistry Department, National Center for Radiation Research and Technology (NCRRT), Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA), Cairo, Egypt.

Amal F Abd El-GawadFaculty of Engineering, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.

S A FayekSolid State and Accelerator Department, National Center for Radiation Research and Technology (NCRRT), Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA), Cairo, Egypt.

M A FarahatFaculty of Engineering, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.

M I IsmailFaculty of Engineering, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.

Ahmed M ElbarbaryRadiation Research of Polymer Chemistry Department, National Center for Radiation Research and Technology (NCRRT), Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA), Cairo, Egypt.

A I SharshirSolid State and Accelerator Department, National Center for Radiation Research and Technology (NCRRT), Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA), Cairo, Egypt. a.shr88@yahoo.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5602-4074

Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority · EGZagazig University · EGCairo University · EG

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Abstract

Blend nanocomposite film was prepared by loadings of irradiated ZnO in ratios of (5 wt%) inside the PVC/HDPE matrix using a hot-melt extruder technique. The physical and chemical properties of the irradiated and unirradiated ZnO samples are compared. The Vis-UV spectrum of ZnO shows an absorption peak at a wavelength of 373 nm that was slightly red-shifted to 375 nm for an irradiated sample of ZnO at a dose of 25 kGy due to the defect of crystal structure by the oxygen vacancy during gamma irradiations. This growth of the defect site leads to a decrease in energy gaps from 3.8 to 2.08 eV. AC conductivity of ZnO sample increased after the gamma irradiation process (25 kGy). The (PVC/HDPE)/ZnO nanocomposites were re-irradiated with γ rays at 25 kGy in the presence of four different media (silicon oil, sodium silicate, paraffin wax and water). FTIR and XRD were performed to monitor the changes in chemical composition. The new peak at 1723 cm

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DOI10.1038/s41598-023-34583-0

PMCPMC10170164

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