Irradiation facilities using
85Kr as radiation source have been devised for producing chemical reactions in liquid phase. For this purpose, the
85Kr gas is dispersed uniformly in the liquid phase containing the reactants, so that the
85Kr gas and the reactants come into direct contact with each other. The paper presents a description of such a facility, together with its performance, and the technical problems encountered in the designing and manufacturing stages (particularly, for the prevention of
85Kr gas leakage, and for the removal and recovery of
85Kr gas dissolved in the liquid reactants). Safety considerations are also discussed. Some typical experimental results are reported.
Irradiation experiments were performed in a reaction vessel of 1l capacity charged with 300Ci of
85Kr. It was observed that the maximum dose rate reaches 1.8×10
4 rad/hr, and that the radioactive concentration after removal of the
85Kr gas dissolved in the solution diminishes to a level below 10
-5μCi/g. From these results, it is concluded that it should be quite practical to use
85Kr gas as a radiation source for chemical reaction in liquid phase.
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