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Chlorine loss from polyvinylchloride under neutron irradiation
A. WöhrS. J. ReddyH. O. DenschlagE. Mauerhofersubject
chemistry.chemical_classificationHealth Toxicology and MutagenesisRadiochemistryPublic Health Environmental and Occupational Healthchemistry.chemical_elementPolymerMass spectrometryPollutionAnalytical ChemistryThermal neutron fluxNuclear Energy and Engineeringchemistrypolycyclic compoundsChlorineRadiology Nuclear Medicine and imagingIrradiationNeutron irradiationSpectroscopydescription
PVC samples were irradiated for 1 hour with a thermal neutron flux of Φ th =4.71·1011n·cm−2·s−1 and the chlorine lost during irradiation was measured by γ-ray spectrometry. About 15% of loss of chlorine has been observed for untreated samples while samples heated to temperatures of 60 and 80°C for one minute before irradiation have been found to loose about 8% and 3%, respectively. The results indicate an influence of the polymer structure on the release of chlorine.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-09-01 | Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry |