Nuclear track membranes: Production in nuclear reactors and prospects of application

Journal Article · Fri Dec 31 04:00:00 EST 1993 · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society

OSTI ID:107472

Fursov, B I; Kryuchkov, E A; Mironov, N N ^[1]

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Nuclear track membranes are produced by a physico-chemical treatment of polymeric films exposed to fission fragments in nuclear reactors or to heavy ion beams. Heavy charged particles form in the solids along their trajectories regions of high ionization density where polymer destruction takes place. Selective dissolution of damaged material converts the initial film into a microfiltration membrane with cylindrical through pores. The main feature of nuclear membranes are a small thickness and uniformity of pore size. The qualities of the nuclear membranes promise good prospects for applications in many areas.

• OSTI ID: 107472
• Report Number(s): CONF-920957--
• Journal Information: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society Journal Issue: Suppl.1 Vol. 67; ISSN 0003-018X; ISSN TANSAO
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

07 ISOTOPE AND RADIATION SOURCES
22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
DENSITY
DISSOLUTION
FILMS
FISSION FRAGMENTS
IMIDES
ION BEAMS
IONIZATION
IRRADIATION
MEMBRANES
POLYMERS
POLYPROPYLENE
POROSITY
THICKNESS