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[en] Polysulfone has excellent mechanical and thermal properties. Its application covers a wide rage such as nuclear facilities and space environment. The radiation chemical scheme on polysulfone is not well established as it undergoes both scission and cross-linking. In this study, the temperature dependence of the irradiation effect on polysulfone was studied by measuring glass transition temperature, gel fraction, molecular weight and gas evolution. Polysulfone film of 50 micrometer thickness was irradiated with gamma rays at dose rate of 5-7 kGy/h to absorbed dose of 0.1-4 MGy under vacuum in glass ampoules at room temperature, 100, 150, 180, 210 degree. Glass transition temperature (Tg) measured with differential scanning calorimeter lowered with dose upon irradiation at room temperature and 100 centigrade, though Tg rose upon irradiation above 180 centigrade, respectively. Gel fraction in chloroform at room temperature was measured. Pristine polysulfone is soluble to chloroform but after irradiation it formed gel. The decrease of gel dose, and the increase of gel fraction were observed with elevation of irradiation temperature. The number average molecular weight measured with gel permeation chromatography decreased with dose at irradiation temperatures except for 210 degree, where slight increase was observed. On the other hand, weight average molecular weight increased at all temperatures. The molecular weight distribution changed towards lower direction and became broad at all cases examined. These results indicate that the predominant scheme is scission but simultaneous cross-linking occurs, especially at elevated temperature. The probability of the cross-linking was increased by irradiation at elevated temperature above 180 degree, though the probability of main chain scission was not changed very much. The yield of evolution of total gas, CO, CO2 and SO2 gases increased at elevated temperature, while yield of evolved H2 was independent of irradiation temperature
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Hacettepe University, (Turkey); Turkish Atomic Energy Authority, (Turkey); The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey, (Turkey); International Atomic Energy Agency , (Austria); CEA-Saclay, (France); CEA-Saclay Drecam, (France); ANKAmall Shopping Center, (Turkey); Ion Beam Applications Industrial, (Belgium); 205 p; 2006; p. 150; IRAP 2006: 7. International Symposium on Ionizing Radiation and Polymers; Antalya (Turkey); 23-28 Sep 2006; Also available from the author by e-mail: hkudo@nuclear.jp
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