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Effect of gamma radiation on aqueous ethylene‐oxygen solutions
Author(s) -
Henley Ernest J.,
Schiffries Wesley P.,
Barr Nathaniel F.
Publication year - 1956
Publication title -
aiche journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.958
H-Index - 167
eISSN - 1547-5905
pISSN - 0001-1541
DOI - 10.1002/aic.690020216
Subject(s) - hydrogen peroxide , chemistry , aqueous solution , oxygen , ethylene , alcohol , peroxide , irradiation , aldehyde , radical , nuclear chemistry , molecule , radiochemistry , photochemistry , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry , catalysis , physics , nuclear physics
Mixtures of ethylene and oxygen dissolved in water under pressures ranging from 200 to 700 lb./sq. in. were irradiated with Co 60 gamma rays at a dose rate of 180,000 r./hr. G values (molecules/100 ev.) for aldehyde production as high as 200 were observed. Increasing total pressure and dose were found to decrease these G values. Alcohol, acids, hydrogen peroxide, and organic peroxide are also products of the reaction; however, the yields are much smaller.