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Materials Using Instrumental Elemental Compositional Analysis of Local Pakistani Building Neutron Activation Analysis

Author(s)
A. Yaqub Chemistry Division, Directorate of Science, Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology (PINSTECH),P.O Nilore, Islamabad,Pakistan
M. Kashif Chemistry Division, Directorate of Science, Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology (PINSTECH),P.O Nilore, Islamabad,Pakistan
N. Siddique Chemistry Division, Directorate of Science, Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology (PINSTECH),P.O Nilore, Islamabad,Pakistan
Abstract
In the present study, elemental composition of local Pakistani building materials (marble, granite, stones and pottery) were determined using Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis (INAA) technique. On the average, higher numbers of elements were quantified in marble samples followed by stone and pottery samples. The elemental data were subjected to principal component analysis (PCA) which showed that all marble samples have similar composition. In addition, stones show the same chemical content and the pottery samples resemble each other. Therefore, PCA can be successfully used to differentiate between diverse types of building material samples from their elemental composition.
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Page(s) 153-162
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Published Journal: Nucleus, Volume: 56, Issue: 4, Year: 2019

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Keywords
Pakistan, principal component analysis, Elemental Analysis, BUILDING MATERIALS, Neutron Activation Analysis
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