RADIOLYSIS OF CARBON DISULPHIDE SOLUTIONS IN BENZENE AND CYCLOHEXANE

Processes of decomposition, under the influence of gamma radiation, of carbon disulfide in diluted benzene and cyclohexane were studied. The products of reaction were non-volatile sulfur compounds that are easily separated by distillation from the hydrocarbons examined. The radiation yield of CS/sub 2/ decomposition is proportional to the concentration of CS/sub 2/ in solution. For solutions of 0.5 g/l CS2 concentration the G(-/sub cs/sub 2/) values in benzene and cyclohexane were respectively: 0.14 and 0.46 molecules, transformed as result of absorption in the system of 100 ev gamma radiation energy. The amounts of radiation energy, needed to decrease CS/sub 2/ concentration in solution in the assumed limits of the initial and terminal concentration, were given. The results obtained can be used in discussion concerning prospects of industrial application of radiation process. (auth)