Skip to main content
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

RADIATION EFFECTS ON p- AND n-TYPE CATALYSIS USED IN THE THERMAL DISSOCIATION OF ETHYL ALCOHOL

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4753585
The dissociation of anhydrous ethyl alcohol was studied over the temperature range 330 to 430 deg C with the employment of catalystg that were previously exposed to a range of estimated integrated'' neutron doses of up to 96.6 x 10/sup 18/ n/cm/sup 2/. The catalysts were ZnO, an n-type semiconductor, prepared by decomposition of the carbonate, and Cr/sub 2/O/sub 3/, a p-type semiconductor, prepared by dehydration of the hydroxide. Measurable changes in yield and decomposition mechanism were observed as compared with the unirradiated catalysts. The variation in the behavior of the catalysts was related to the various neutron doses received, and the results are discussed in the framework of the electronic theory of catalysis on semiconductors. (auth)
Research Organization:
Canada. Dept. of Mines and Technical Surveys. Mines Branch
NSA Number:
NSA-17-004569
OSTI ID:
4753585
Report Number(s):
NP-12250
Country of Publication:
Country unknown/Code not available
Language:
English

Similar Records

Studies on ethyl alcohol
Book · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EDT 1945 · OSTI ID:6310453

Radiation Effects on Zinc Oxide Catalyst in Dehydrogenation of Ethyl Alcohol
Journal Article · Sat Jun 09 00:00:00 EDT 1962 · Nature (London) · OSTI ID:4816494

Supercritical extraction and desulphurization of Beypazari lignite by ethyl alcohol/NaOH treatment; Effect of ethyl alcohol/coal ratio and NaOH
Journal Article · Wed Jan 31 23:00:00 EST 1990 · Fuel Science and Technology International; (USA) · OSTI ID:7271347