Advanced non-toxic Red Mud based Nano gel type functional radiation shielding materials and the process thereof

A process for manufacturing of a red mud based nano gel type functional radiation shielding material, the process comprising;

• a. digesting red mud in the range of 55.6 wt %-66.7 wt % with crushed citrus peel waste in the range of 44.4 wt %-33.3 wt %, at a temperature in the range of 30° C.-90° C. for a period of 2-6 hours to form a nano gel material;
• b. the nano gel material is dried in an air oven for the duration of 2-3 hours at a temperature in the range of 100° C.-110° C. and then grinded to obtain a tailored shielding powder;
• c. the tailored shielding powder of step (b) is mixed with ground powder having fly ash in the range of 8.54 wt %-8.72 wt %, sodium hydroxide in the range of 1.70 wt %-1.16 wt %, sodium silicate in the range of 0.85 wt-0.581 wt % and water in the range of 3.41 wt %-2.32 wt % to obtain a geo polymer matrix;
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• d. the tailored shielding powder of step (b) is mixed with fly ash in the range of 0.39 wt %-0.472 wt %, sodium hydroxide in the range of 0.39 wt %-0.157 wt %, sodium silicate in the range of 0.2 wt %-0.07 wt % and water in the range of 1.55 wt %-0.788 wt % and then blended with silicone rubber in the range of 58.47 wt %-51.22 wt % or PDMS in the range of 58.47 wt %-51.22 wt % to obtain a geopolymeric-polymeric matrix.