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Effects of Proton Irradiation in Zeolite-Y

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 March 2011

Binxi Gu ,
Lumin Wang ,
Shixin Wang ,
Donggao. Zhao ,
Victor H. Rotberg  and
Rodney C. Ewing
Binxi Gu
Affiliation:
Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Lumin Wang
Affiliation:
Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Shixin Wang
Affiliation:
Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Donggao. Zhao
Affiliation:
Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Victor H. Rotberg
Affiliation:
Michigan Ion Beam Laboratory, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Rodney C. Ewing
Affiliation:
Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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Abstract

Radiation effects on zeolite-NaY have been investigated by irradiation with a 500 keV H+ beam. The crystalline-to-amorphous transition occurs at a total dose equivalent to an ionizing energy deposition of 3×1010Gy and a displacement damage level of 0.05 dpa. The ion exchange capacity of the irradiated zeolite-NaY with 10 mN SrCl2 or 10 mN AgNO3 solutions varies with the extent of the damage to the crystalline structure. After 25 hours of exchange, the Sr concentration in the amorphous region is nearly zero. This result shows that radiation-induced amorphization can cause a significant loss in ion exchange capacity. The data also suggest that the radiation damage by proton radiation in zeolite-NaY is through both ionizing and displacement processes. The result from Ag-exchange reaction with the irradiated zeolite suggests that higher radiation dose is required to block the penetration of Ag into the supercages. The Ag concentration (∼3 at.%) in the fully damaged region suggests that the cations in the small cages are still exchangeable even when amorphization has been achieved.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 650: Symposium R – Microstructural Processes in Irradiated Materials-2000 , 2000 , R3.16
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2001

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