12TH TIHANY SYMPOSIUM ON RADIATION CHEMISTRY August 27 - September 1, 2011 Zalakaros, Hungary PROGRAM AND ABSTRACTS SPONSORS The Organizing Committee is grateful to the following Organizations for their financial help: International Atomic Energy Agency Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority Paks Nuclear Power Plant Ltd. Co. The Municipality of Zalakaros ORGANIZED BY Institute of Isotopes Hungarian Academy of Sciences (HAS) Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority (HAEA) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) ORGANIZERS Honorary Chair: Robert Schiller General Symposium Chair: László Wojnárovits Organizing Chair: András Kovács Local Organizing Committee: Mária Baranyai, Barbara Beiler, Tamás Csay, Csilla Földváry, Katalin Gonter, Péter Hargittai, Renáta Homlok, András Kelemen, Éva Koczog, Tamás Pálfi, Erzsébet Takács International Organizing Committee: Giineri Akovali {Turkey), Krzysztof Bobrowski {Poland), Andrzej Chmielewski {Poland), Tibor Czvikovszky (Hungary), Piergiorgio Fuochi {Italy), Mohammad Haji-Saeid {IAEA), Attila Horváth (Hungary), István Kiss {Hungary), Arne Miller {Denmark), Hamid Mirzadeh {Iran), Dusan Razem {Croatia), Sunil Sabharwal {India), Ágnes Sáfrány {IAEA), Mohamad Al-Sheikhly {USA), Eduardo Smolko {Argentina) International Scientific Committee: Salvatore S. Emmi {Italy), József Farkas {Hungary), Nikola Getoff {Austria), Nicholas Green {UK), Olgun Giiven {Turkey), El-Sayed Al-Hegazy {Egypt), Zoltán Homonnay {Hungary), David Hill {Australia), Mehran Mostafavi {France), Joseph Rabani {Israel), Franjo Ranogajec {Croatia), Janusz Rosiak {Poland), Christina Trautmann {Germany), Attila Vértes {Hungary), Árpád Vincze {Hungary) SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM SATURDAY, August 27 14:00-19:00 Registration 19:00-21:00 WELCOME DINNER Opening greetings: F. Novák, Major of Zalakaros L. Wojnárovits, General Symposium Chair SUNDAY, August 28 09:00-09:20 Opening R. Schiller Fundamental Processes in Radiation Chemistry I Chair: R. Schiller Co-chair: E. Illés 09:20-10:00 Invited lecture J. LaVerne and A. Baidak TRACK EFFECTS IN THE RADIOLYSIS OF AROMATIC LIQUIDS 10:00-10:20 M. Taguchi. K. Iwamatsu, Y. Sugo, S. Kurashima, M. Yamaguchi and Y. Katsumura PULSE RADIOLYSIS OF WATER BY ENERGETIC HEAVY ION 10:20-10:40 Y. Yoshida. J. Yang, T. Kondoh, K. Norizawa, K. Kan, T. Kozawa, T. Toigawa, A. Ogata and S. Tagawa FEMTOSECOND PULSE RADIOLYSIS SYSTEM ON PRIMARY PROCESS OF RADIATION CHEMISTRY 10:40-11:00 COFFEE BREAK Fundamental Processes in Radiation Chemistry II Chair: S.S. Emmi Co-chair: T. Csay 11:00-11:40 Invited lecture A. Dombi SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES IN THE FREE RADICAL GENERATION BY DIFFERENT IRRADIATION METHODS 11:40-12:00 R. Schiller THEORETICAL INTERPRETATION OF THE TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE OF HYDRATED ELECTRON YIELDS IN LIQUID AND SUPERCRITICAL WATER 12:00-12:20 V.I. Feldman. E.V. Saenko, D.N. Laikov and LA. Baranova REACTIONS OF EXCESS ELECTRONS WITH ORGANIC MOLECULES IN GLASSY MATRICES: MEDIUM EFFECT ON STABILIZATION OF RADICAL ANIONS 12:30-14:00 LUNCH BREAK Radiation Chemistry of Biological Systems Chair: A. Faucitano Co-chair: L. Trandafir 14:00-14:40 Invited lecture S. Goldstein SUPEROXIDE RADICALS MEDIATE HEPTATOXICITY INDUCED BY THE HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 90 INHIBITORS BENZOQUINONE ANSAMYCINS 14:40-15:00 H. Durchschlae. C. Seidl and K-J. Tiefenbach DARWIN’S LEFT HAND: ANALYSIS OF CHIROPTICAL PROPERTIES OF UNIRRADIATED AND IRRADIATED L- AND D- AMINO ACIDS 15:00-15:20 P. Qondi. A. Buttafava, A. Faucitano, R. Cherubini, V. De Nadal and S. Gerardi THE SOLID STATE RADIOLYSIS OF THE H20/DMS0 BINARY SYSTEM: THE ORIGINE OF THE RADIOBIOLOGICAL DAMAGE OF CELLS IN CRYOSTATIC CONDITIONS 15:20-15:40 COFFEE BREAK Environmental Protection Chair: A. Chmielewski Co-chair: A. Lopes Antonio 15:40-16:20 Invited lecture B. Han. S-M. Kim and W. Kang ELECTRON BEAM WASTEWATER TREATMENT WITH MOBILE ELECTRON ACCELERATOR 16:20-17:00 Invited lecture M. Chaychian, J. Silverman and M. Al-Sheikhlv ON THE MECHANISM OF DECHLORINATION OF POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCBs) INDUCED BY ELECTRON BEAM IRRADIATION IN AQUEOUS AND AQUEOUS MICELLAR SOLUTIONS, TRANSFORMER OIL AND SEDIMENT 17:00-17:20 E. Hiés. E. Takács, A. Dombi, K. Gajda-Schrantz, K. Gonter and L. Wojnárovits RADIATION INDUCED DEGRADATION OF KETOPROFEN IN DILUTE AQUEOUS SOLUTION 17:20 - 17:40 M. Virgolici, P. Bugheanu, I.R. Stanculescu. A.V. Medvedovici, M.M. Manea, CD. Negut, M. Cutrubinis, I.V. Moise and C.C. Ponta DECOMPOSITION OF ORGANOCHLORINE INSECTICIDES FROM WASTEWATER BY GAMMA IRRADIATION 17:40 - 18:00 S.A. Hashim. C.S. Wong, M.R. Abas and K.Z.Hj Dahlan DIESEL EMISSION REMEDIATION USING ELECTRON BEAM 18:00 - 18:20 A.G. Chmielewski, A. Pawelec, J. Licli, S. Witman, Y. Sun and Z. Zimek PLASMA PROCESSES INCLUDING ELECTRON BEAM FOR OFF- GASES PURIFICATION 19:00-20:30 DINNER MONDAY, August 29 Radiation Chemistry of Macromolecular Systems I Chair: 0. Güven Co-chair: M. Akbulut 08:20-09:00 Invited lecture D. Khandal, P-Y. Mikus, P. Dole, C. Bliard, S. Baumberger and X. Coqueret TAILORING THE STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES OF AMORPHOUS STARCH BY BLENDING AND EB-RADIATION PROCESSING 09:00-09:20 G. Ranoux and X. Coqueret THERMO-MECHANICAL PROPERTIES AND STRUCTURAL FEATURES OF EPOXY RESINS CURED BY ELECTRON BEAM RADIATION 09:20 - 09:40 T. Jurkin and I. Pucic GAMMA IRRADIATION OF SOLID, MOLTEN AND DISSOLVED POLYETHYLENE OXIDE) AND ITS NANOCOMPOSITES 09:40-10:00 L. Dumas. S. Rouif, D. Portinha and E. Fleury CROSSLINKING OF VDF-BASED POLYMERS BY y-RADIATION: IMPROVEMENT OF NETWORK DENSITY 10:00-10:20 A.B.C. Geraldo. E. Moura, E.S.M. Somessari, C.G. Silveira, H.A. Paes, C.A. Souza, W. Fernandes and J.E. Manzoli EFFECTS OF SOLVENT POLARITY ON MUTUAL POLYPROPYLENE GRAFTING BY ELECTRON BEAM IRRADIATION 10:20-10:40 COFFEE BREAK Radiation Chemistry of Macromolecular Systems II Chair: F. Ranogajec Co-chair: I. Dzeba 10:40-11:20 Special lecture N. Bartoszek, S. Kadlubowski, J.M. Rosiak and P. Ulanski DETERMINATION OF PROPAGATION RATE CONSTANTS IN RADICAL POLYMERIZATION BY ELECTRON PULSE POLYMERIZATION - SIZE EXCLUSION CHROMATOGRAPHY 11:20-11:40 M.H. Casimiro. A.G. Silva, J.V. Pinto, A.M. Ramos, J. Vital and L.M. Ferreira CATALITIC POLYVINYL ALCOHOL) FUNCTIONALIZED MEMBRANES OBTAINED BY GAMMA IRRADIATION 11:40-12:00 L.I.Sanli and S.A. Gürsel PROTON-EXCHANGE MEMBRANES FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE FUEL CELLS BY RADIATION-INDUCED GRAFTING 12:00-12:20 L.M. Ferreira. J.P. Leal, P.A. Rodrigues, L.C. Alves and A.N. Falcao CHARACTERIZATION OF PE-g-HEMA FILMS PREPARED BY GAMMA IRRADIATION THROUGH NUCLEAR MICROPROBE TECHNIQUES 13:00-14:30 LUNCH BREAK Radiation Chemistry of Macromolecular Systems III Chair: T. Czvikovszky Co-chair: B. Yarar 14:30-15:10 Invited lecture P.I. Pavlova-Schmitz, J.A. LaVerne and S.M. Pimblott PRODUCTION AND POST IRRADIATION RELEASE OF HCL AND H2 IN THE RADIOLYSIS OF PVC 15:10-15:30 M. Copuroglu and M. Sen ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION CURING OF AN ORGANICALLY MODIFIED SILICATE-BASED MATERIAL SYSTEM WITH EPOXY FUNCTIONALITY AND THE ROLE OF TITANIUM 15:30-15:50 M.A.G. Bardi and L.D.B. Machado ACCOMPANYING OF PARAMETERS OF COLOR, BRIGHTNESS AND HARDNESS ON POLYMERIC FILMS COATED WITH PIGMENTED INKS CURED BY DIFFERENT RADIATION DOSES OF ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT 15:50-16:10 N. Fortin, S. Rouif, P. Portinha and E. Fleury y-RAY INDUCED GRAFTING POLYMERIZATION FROM A PA-66 REINFORCED PVDF MICROPOROUS ORGANIC MEMBRANE: ARE BOTH POLYMERS CHEMICALLY MODIFIED? 16:10-16:30 COFFEE BREAK Radiation Chemistry of Macromolecular Systems IV Chair: P. Ulanski Co-chair: R. Homlok 16:30-16:50 W. Liu, M. Wang, Z. Xing and G. Wu RADIATION INDUCED CROSSLINKING OF POLYACRYLONITRILE FIBER: AN ESR STUDY 16:50-17:10 J.J.H. Lancastre. N. Fernandes, F.M.A. Margaca, I.M. Miranda Salvado, L.M. Ferreira, M.H. Casimiro and M.C. Corvo STUDY OF PDMS CONFORMATION IN PDMS-BASED HYBRID MATERIALS PREPARED BY GAMMA IRRADIATION 17:10-17:30 H.P. Ferreira. D.F. Parra and A.B. Lugao RADIATION-INDUCED GRAFTING OF STYRENE ONTO POLY(VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE) FILM BY SIMULTANEOUS METHOD WITH TWO DIFFERENT SOLVENTS 19:00-20:30 DINNER TUESDAY, August 30 Dosimetry and Process Control Chair: A. Miller Co-chair: M. Saracino 08:20-09:00 Invited lecture A. Miller and J. Helt-Hansen CHALLENGES IN VALIDATING RADIATION STERILIZATION WITH LOW ENERGY ELECTRON IRRADIATION 09:00-09:20 K. Farah. A. Kovács, A. Mejri and F. Hosni THE EFFECT OF TIME AND DOSE FRACTIONATION ON THE RESPONSE OF HARWELL GAMMACHROME YR PMMA DOSIMETERS 09:20-09:40 P. Mesterházv. M. Osvay, A. Kelemen and A. Kovács ACCIDENTAL AND RETROSPECTIVE DOSIMETRY USING TL METHOD 09:40-10:00 M. Ienatovich and A. Kelemen DOPED LITHIUM TETRABORATE AS ADVANCED PHOTOLUMINESCENT AND THERMOLUMINESCENT MATERIALS 10:00-10:20 O. Túrák. M. Osvay and L. Ballay MEDICAL DOSIMETRY IN HUNGARY 10:20-10:30 COFFEE BREAK 10:30-11:30 POSTER SESSION Introduction to the posters Chair: B. Katusin-Razem Co-chair: D. Mesterházy Reviewers: O. Giiven, P.G. Fuochi, Á. Sáfrány and C. Dispenza 11:30-12:30 LUNCH BREAK 12:30-24:00 CONFERENCE EXCURSION DISCOVER THE NATURE AND WILDLIFE DISCOVER HUNGARIAN WINE - WINE TASTING CONFERENCE DINNER WEDNESDAY, August 31 Radiation Chemistry of Nanoscale Systems I Chair: M. Al-Sheikhly Co-chair: D. Isik 08:20-09:00 Invited lecture M. Haji-Saeid. Á. Sáfrány, M.H.de O. Sampa and N. Ramamoorthy RADIATION-ENGINEERED NANOMATERIALS: THE ROLE OF THE IAEA IN COORDINATING RESEARCH 09:00-09:40 Invited lecture C. Dispenza RADIATION-ENGINEERED MULTI-FUNCTIONAL NANOGELS AS NANOSCALE BUILDING BLOCKS OF USEFUL BIOMEDICAL DEVICES 09:40-10:00 D.K. Smietanko-Chmielewska and A.G. Chmielewski APPLICATION OF IONIZING RADIATION FOR METAL NANOCLUSTERS SYNTHESIS 10:00-10:20 B. Yarar and O. Giiven LAYER BY LAYER ASSEMBLY OF POLYANILINE/CHLORINATED POLYMER FILMS AND THEIR RESPONSE TO RADIATION 10:20-10:40 COFFEE BREAK Radiation Chemistry of Nanoscale Systems II Chair: A. Lugao Co-chair: H.P.