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Radiation-induced degradation of aqueous 2–chlorophenol assisted by zeolites

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This study aims to demonstrate that zeolite has the potential to increase the efficiency of radiolysis treatment of aqueous organic pollutants by concentrating the pollutants into the zeolite’s pores. Using 2-chlorophenol (2-ClPh) as a model compound, we determined the high performance to be displayed by a mordenite-type zeolite (HMOR), which has a high silicon-to-aluminum ratio. HMOR adsorbed far more 2-ClPh than the other zeolites used in this study. We observed a significant increase in the radiolytic degradation efficiency of 2-ClPh in the presence of HMOR. Evidence shows that the high concentration of zeolite-adsorbed 2-ClPh facilitates radiation-induced degradation.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge Dr. Naotsugu Nagasawa (National Institutes of Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology) for thermogravimetric analysis. This work was supported by the JSPS KAKENHI [Grant Number 15K06674].

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  1. Nuclear Science and Engineering Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 2-4 Shirane Shirakata, Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki, 319-1195, Japan

    Yuta Kumagai & Masayuki Watanabe

  2. Quantum Beam Science Research Directorate, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, 1233 Watanuki-machi, Takasaki-shi, Gunma, 370-1292, Japan

    Atsushi Kimura & Mitsumasa Taguchi

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Kumagai, Y., Kimura, A., Taguchi, M. et al. Radiation-induced degradation of aqueous 2–chlorophenol assisted by zeolites. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 316, 341–348 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-018-5762-z

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