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Gamma irradiation of cation exchange resins results in breaking down of functional groups and as a result decreases in exchange capacity, weight and moisture content. There are significant changes in the pH of the effluent as well. The influence on these physico-chemical properties is more by 10–15% when the thorium form of polyacrylic carboxylic acid type exchanger is exposed to radiation as compared to the polystyrene sulphonic acid type exchanger exposed.
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Dedgaonkar, V.G., Mukherjee, M. & Jagtap, N. Comparative study on the properties of irradiated strong and weak cation exchangers. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry Letters 126, 301–305 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02164962
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