Storage irradiation

Production Test. In a small-scale production test, tinplate containers with two commercially available enamels and two end-sealing compounds, which were selected from the results of this study, performed satisfactorily when packed with beef and ham. Beef was irradiated with 4.5-5.6 Mrad at 5, —30, and —90°C ham was irradiated with 3-4 Mrad and 6-7.5 Mrad at —30°C. For this production test, beef and ham were packaged in round tinplate containers and ham in Pullman tinplate containers, frozen and refrigerated products were shipped 1,200 miles by truck, and were gamma irradiated at various doses and temperatures. Irradiated products were shipped 1,200 miles in a non-refrigerated truck and stored at selected temperatures and humidities. The integrity of the cans was evaluated after storage for 10 days, 3 months, and 6 months. 

In static runs gas is supplied to the ion source only at a rate sufficient to compensate the outflow through the leak (0.5 cc./sec. for air, equal to conductance of leak). The gas mixtures were prepared in two 2-liter storage flasks of the gas handling system. Flow runs can be made by passing gas through the ion source. Different flow rates were obtained by interposing capillary tubes in series with the flow system. Flow rates with an average linear velocity of up to 10 meters sec.-1 could be obtained. Since the distance from the foil window to the leak is about 3 cm., the contact time for irradiation at this velocity is some 3 msec. 

Irradiation Procedure. Reaction mixtures were prepared at room temperature by transferring desired quantities of reactants from their storage bulbs to the reaction vessel, a 500-cc. spherical borosilicate glass flask attached to the vacuum line by a section of glass capillary tubing and a 4-mm. bore threaded glass valve with a Teflon plug (Fischer and Porter 795-609). Prior to each experiment this vessel was baked under vacuum at 500°C. for 12 or more hours. 

Chatteijee, S., Padwal-Desai, S.R., and Thomas, P., Effect of y-irradiation on the colour power of turmeric Curcuma longa L.) and red chillies Capsicum annuum) during storage. Food Res. Int., 31, 625, 1998. 

Ultraviolet absorption spectra were obtained from a Cary 118C Spectrophotometer. Luminescence measurements were obtained from a Perkin-Elmer Model MPF-3 Fluorescence Spectrophotometer equipped with Corrected Spectra, Phosphorescence and Front Surface Accessories. A Tektronix Model 510N Storage Oscilloscope was used for luminescence lifetime measurements. Fiber irradiation photolyses were carried out in a Rayonet Type RS Model RPR-208 Preparative Photochemical Reactor equipped with a MGR-100 Merry-go-Round assembly. 

Figure 34 Left (a) equilibrium storage modulus G as a function of y-irradiation dose determined from DMA experiments on exposed PU samples (b) 1/T2ave as a function of G. Right BC CPMAS NMR measurements on non-irradiated PU sample (a) 3 ms, (b) 0.5 ms, and (c) 100 pis. SS denotes soft segment HS denotes hard segment. Reprinted from Maxwell [87], Copyright 2003, with permission from Elsevier.

Two naphthalocyanine derivatives (Scheme 9) were mixed together to improve read-out stability in a write-once optical storage system.220 The Ge derivative has a bulky structure with large side chains on the central atom, whilst the Cu derivative has a flat structure. The stability of the medium under 1 mW laser irradiation for read-out was improved 100-fold compared to that of a single-component system.220... 

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