Radiolytic gas production in the alpha particle degradation of plastics

Conference · Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:5469826

Reed, D T; Hoh, J; Emery, J ^[1]; Hobbs, D ^[2]

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1. Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)
2. Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (United States)

Net gas generation due to alpha particle irradiation of polyethylene and polyvinyl chloride was investigated. Experiments were performed in an air environment at 30, 60, and 100{degree}C. The predominant radiolytic degradation products of polyethylene were hydrogen and carbon dioxide with a wide variety of trace organic species noted. Irradiation of polyvinyl chloride resulted in the formation of HCl in addition to the products observed for polyethylene. For both plastic materials, a strong enhancement of net yields was noted at 100{degree}C.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 5469826
• Report Number(s): ANL/CP-75684; CONF-920307-72; ON: DE92011846
• Resource Relation: Conference: Waste management '92, Tucson, AZ (United States), 1-5 Mar 1992
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
PLASTICS
RADIOLYSIS
POLYETHYLENES
ALPHA PARTICLES
ALPHA-BEARING WASTES
CARBON DIOXIDE
HYDROGEN
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
CHARGED PARTICLES
CHEMICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DECOMPOSITION
ELEMENTS
MATERIALS
NONMETALS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC POLYMERS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PETROCHEMICALS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
POLYMERS
POLYOLEFINS
RADIATION EFFECTS
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
SYNTHETIC MATERIALS
WASTES
360605* - Materials- Radiation Effects