Determination of radiation yields of ionogenic products of two-phase water-tributylphosphate and water-di-(2-ethylhexyl)-phosphoric acid systems by capillary isotachophoresis

Abstract

It was found that the main ionogenic radiolytical degradation products of tributylphosphate were monobutylphosphate dibutylphosphate, phosphoric acid, formic, acetic, propionic and butyric acids as the result of gamma-irradiation of two-phase water-tributylphosphate system. In the case of irradiation of two-phase water-di(2-ethylhexyl)-phosphoric acid system, the main radiolytic degradation products are 2-ethylhexylphosphoric acid and phosphoric acid. All products were determined using isotachophoresis. According two-phase theory the total and partial radiation yields of products were calculated from the results.