Radiation chemistry of carbohydrates. Part XVI. The contribution of OH radicals to the radiolysis of aqueous solutions

Abstract

Experiments using 60Co γ-radiation show that the radiation degradation of D-glucose is chemically and kinetically different at 5 × 10–4M and at 5 × 10–2M. Scavenging experiments using potassium iodide, and the effects of solute concentration on product yields, support the view that abstraction by ·OH radicals initiates chemical change at ⩽ 5 × 10+3M.