Abstract :: Dependence of concentration of CO2, H2O2, pH- indicator and IR-spectra of ?- irradiated transformer oil,
containing polychlorinebiphenyl (PCB) admixtures from adsorbed doses in the range of 4-136 kGy was studied.
It was established that radiation-chemical yields of CO2 and H2O2 are equal to 0.18 and 3.6 molec/100eV.
Irradiation leads to increasing of acidity, related with dechlorination of PCB molecules. A comparative study of
the radiolysis of used transformer oil and oil containing PCB under the influence of gamma radiation was carried
out. The pH-value dependence and concentration of hydrogen peroxide as a function of the absorbed dose was
studied. It found that during the radiolysis of transformer oil containing PCB in the presence of dissolved oxygen,
radiation-initiated oxidation of the oil takes place (formation of H2O2 and CO2, a decrease in the pH-value).