Various Papers on Radiolytic Processes and Enhancements

Water Decomposition Papers: 

1.)  Enhancement of Hydrogen Evolution Yield from Water Dispersing Nanoparticles Irradiated with Gamma-Ray

            Authors: Seino, Yamamoto, Fujimoto, Hashimoto, Katsura, Okuda, and Okitsu

            Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, Vol 38(8), pp. 633 - 636, August 2001.

2.)  Use of Some Oxides in Radiolytical Decomposition of Water

            Authors: Cecal, Goanta, Palamaru, Stoicescu, Popa, Paraschivescu, and Anita

            Radiation Physics and Chemistry, Vol 62, pp. 333 - 336, 2001. 

3.)  Evaluation of Hydrogen Generation from Radiolysis from Breached Spent Fuel

            Authors: Vinson

            DOE project report  WSRC-MS-2002-00728, 2002.

4.)  Application of Radiolysis of Water Vapor by Alpha-Radiation and Fission Fragments to Hydrogen Production

            Authors: Kalinichenko, Kulazhko, Kalashnikov, Shvetsov, and Serebryakov

            Soviet Radiochemistry, Vol 29(1-6), pp. 647 - 652, 1987.

5.)  Decomposition of Water and Production of H2 Using Semiconductor-Photocatalytic Effect Induced by Gama Ray from High Radioactive Waste

            Authors: Wada, Kawaguchi, and Myoouchin

            Progress in Numclear Energy, Vol 29(supplement), pp. 251 - 256, 1995.

6.)  Hydrogen Gas Evolution from Alumina Nanoparticles Dispersed in Water Irradiated with Gamma-Ray

            Authors: Yamamoto, Seino, Katsura, Okitsu, Oshima, and Nagata

            NanoStructured Materials, Vol 12, pp. 1045 - 1048, 1999.

7.)  Formation of H2 and O2 in Radiolysis of Water Sorbed on PuO2

            Authors: Vladimirova and Kulikov

            Radiochemistry, Vol 44(1), pp. 86 - 90, 2002.

8.)  Hydrogen Evolution from Water Dispersing Nanoparticles Irradiated with Gamma-Ray/Size Effect and Dose Rate Effect

            Authors: Seino, Yamamoto, Fujimoto, Hashimoto, Katsura, Okuda, Okitsu, and Oshima

            Scripta Materialia, Vol 44, pp. 1709 - 1712, 2001.

9.) Hydrogen Gas Evolution from Water Dispersing Nanoparticles Irradiated with Gamma-Ray

            Authors: Seino, Fujimoto, Yamamoto, Hashimoto, Katsura, Okuda, Okitsu, and Oshima

            Mat. Res. Soc. Symp., Proc. Vol 608, pp. 505 - 510, 2000.

10.)  H2 Formation from the Radiolysis of Liquid Water with Zirconia

            Authors: LaVerne

            Journal of Physical Chemistry, B, Letters, Vol 109, pp. 5395 – 5397, 2005.

11.)  H2 Formation in the Radiolysis of Aqueous SiO2 Suspensions and Slurries

            Authors: LaVerne and Tonnies

            Journal of Physical Chemistry, B, Vol 107, pp. 7277 – 7280, 2003.

Adsorbed Water Decomposition Papers:

1.)  Interfacial Energy Transfer during Gamma Radiolysis of Water on the Surface of ZrO2 and Some Other Oxides

            Authors: Petrik, Alexandrov, and Vall

            Journal of Physical Chemistry, B, Vol 105, pp. 5935 – 5944, 2001.

2.)  H2 Production in the Radiolysis of Water on UO2 and Other Oxides

            Authors: LaVerne and Tandon

            Journal of Physical Chemistry, B, Vol 107, pp. 13623 – 13628, 2003.

3.)  H2 Production in the Radiolysis of Water on CeO2 and ZrO2

            Authors: LaVerne and Tandon

            Journal of Physical Chemistry, B, Vol 106, pp. 380 – 386, 2002.

Radiolytic Effects Papers: 

1.)  Redox Reactions of Neptunium and Plutonium in Alkaline Aqueous Solutions Upon Gamma Radiolysis.

            Authors: Pikaev, Gogolev, and Shilov

            Radiation Physics and Chemistry, Vol 56, pp. 483 - 491, 1999.

2.)  Radiolysis of Aqueous Phenol Solutions with Nanoparticles. 1. Phenol Degradation and TOC removal in Solutions Containing TiO2 Induced by UV, Gamma-ray, and Electron Beams.

            Authors: Chitose, Ueta, Seino, and Yamamoto

            Chemosphere, Vol 50, pp. 1007 - 1013, 2003.

3.)  Charge Carrier Transfer across the Silica Nanoparticle/Water Interface

            Authors: Schatz, Cook, and Meisel

            Journal of Physical Chemistry, B, Vol 102, pp. 7225 – 7230, 1998.