The radiolysis of hydrogen sulphide in the presence of butadiene-1, 3 and carbon tetrachloride

The γ-radiolysis of hydrogen sulphide in the presence of butadiene and carbon tetrachloride was studied. Addition of butadiene causes the slow diminishing in G(H2) and sharp lowering in G(S) from 7.1 for pure H2S down to 0.8 at all the used concentrations of butadiene. When carbon tetrachloride is added to hydrogen sulphide, G(H2) is not changed but G(S) increases by ΔG(S)approximately2. The presence of butadiene and carbon tetrachloride together causes the same change in G(H2) as in the case of butadiene alone and lowers G(S) to zero. The ionic mechanism of molecular sulphur formation is proposed, consistent with the observed experimental facts. (author)