The Role of Reaction Sites in the Radiolysis of Solid Succinic Acid

Autor: Miyazaki, Tetsuo, Fujitani, Yoshiteru, Wakayama, Terunobu, Fueki, Kenji, Kuri, Zen-ichiro
Zdroj: Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan; April 1971, Vol. 44 Issue: 4 p984-988, 5p
Abstrakt: The main gaseous products in the radiolysis of solid succinic acid are CO2, CO, and H2. It was found that the G(CO+H2) from the powder is much higher than that from the single crystal, while there is no difference in G(CO2) between the powder and the single crystal, indicating that CO2is produced homogeneously in the solid. The clear difference in the G(CO+H2) between the powder and the single crystal cannot be attributed to the analytical procedure, the secondary reaction of CO, or the presence of H2O as an impurity. It may be due to the difference in the primary process of the radiolysis. It is conceivable that the mobile active entity formed by the γ-irradiation of the crystal migrates to the special reaction sites and produces CO and H2. The difference in G(CO+H2) may also be due to the different numbers of the sites between the powder and the single crystal. It is discussed whether the mobile entity is a cation, an electron, or an exciton.
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