Nucleus (Jan 2007)

Mass spectroscopy investigation of the effect of gamma irradiation on the mean value of the number of ethoxy groups in the TRITON X-100

  • Gilmer Valdés Díaz,
  • Simón Rodríguez Calvo,
  • Aurora Pérez Gramatges,
  • Manuel Rapado Paneque

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 0, no. 41

Abstract

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The effect of gamma radiation from a 60Co source on the structure of a nonionic surfactant, namely TRITON X-100, was investigated. Three main regions can be distinguished in the behavior of the mean value of ethoxy groups with an increase in the absorbed dose. However just a slightly decrease on this mean value was obtained when the dose range from 0 to 70 kGy.