Designing novel polymers for solid-state nuclear track detection (SSNTD), I: novel homo- and co-polymers with allyl diglycol carbonate from N-allyloxycarbonyl diethanolamine-bis(allylcarbonate)

Authors: Mascarenhas, Adlete A.A.; Tilve, S.G.; Nadkarni, V.S.

Source: Designed Monomers & Polymers, Volume 8, Number 2, 2005 , pp. 176-185(10)

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Abstract:

A novel monomer, N-allyloxycarbonyl diethanolamine-bis(allylcarbonate), has been synthesized and cast-polymerized for the first time to obtain poly-[N-allyloxycarbonyl diethanolaminebis(allylcarbonate)] (PNADAC), which was used successfully as a solid-state nuclear track detector for alpha particles and fission fragments. The monomer has been synthesized from diethanolamine by reacting allyl chloroformate in a one-step process. The kinetics of its polymerization reactions were studied. A co-polymer with allyl diglycol carbonate (ADC) was also prepared after studying the kinetics of the polymerization reaction. It was found that the homo- and co-polymers are more sensitive towards alpha particles as compared to the commercially available CR-39^™ track detector.

Keywords: SOLID-STATE NUCLEAR TRACK DETECTION (SSNTD); N-ALLYLOXYCARBONYL DIETHANOLAMINE-BIS(ALLYLCARBONATE) POLY-[N-ALLYLOXYCARBONYL DIETHANOLAMINE-BIS(ALLYLCARBONATE)]; DIETHANOLAMINE; DETECTORS; POLYMERIZATION; NUCLEAR TRACKS DOSIMETRY

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1568555053603251

Publication date: 2005-03-01