Abstract
Alpha radiolysis of methanol was studied by irradiating a ca. 0.2 M solution of methyl borate in methanol with thermal neutrons and determining the product yields of H/sub 2/, CO, CH/sub 4/, CH/sub 2/O, and (CH/sub 2/OH)/sub 2/. The alpha and lit hium fluxes (total energy 2.35 Mev) from the B/sup 10/(n, alpha )Li/sup 7/ reaction were assumed to be absorbed oompletely in both the solution and the FeSO/sub 4/- H/sub 2/SO/sub 4/ dosimeters. Co/sup 60/ gamma radiolysis of borate-containing methanol was also studied in order to estimate the correction for gamma background in the alpha radiolysis, and the results indicate that borate has little effect on gamma-induced production of CH/sub 4/, CO, and (CH/sub 2/OH)/sub 2/, but appears to increase that of CH/sub 2/O and decrease that of H/sub 2/. The formation of unknown reduction products in both alpha and gamma radiolysis of methanol is suggested. (D.L.C.)
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