KODAMA, YASKORODRIGUES JUNIOR, ORLANDOGARCIA, RAFAEL H.L.SANTOS, PAULO de S.VASQUEZ, PABLO A.S.2016-08-032016-08-032016KODAMA, YASKO; RODRIGUES JUNIOR, ORLANDO; GARCIA, RAFAEL H.L.; SANTOS, PAULO de S.; VASQUEZ, PABLO A.S. Study of free radicals in gamma irradiated cellulose of cultural heritage materials using Electron Paramagnetic Resonance. <b>Radiation Physics and Chemistry</b>, v. 124, p. 169-173, 2016. DOI: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2016.02.018">10.1016/j.radphyschem.2016.02.018</a>. Disponível em: http://repositorio.ipen.br/handle/123456789/26534.0969-806Xhttp://repositorio.ipen.br/handle/123456789/26534Main subject of this article was to study room temperature stable radicals in Co-60 gamma irradiated contemporary paper using Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectrometer (EPR). XRD was used to study the effect of ionizing radiation on the morphology of book paper. SEM images presented regions with cellulose fibers and regions with particles agglomeration on the cellulose fibers. Those agglomerations were rich in calcium, observed by EDS. XRD analysis confirmed presence of calcium carbonate diffraction peaks. The main objective of this study was to propose a method using conventional kinetics chemical reactions for the observed radical formed by ionizing radiation. Therefore, further analyses were made to study the half-life and the kinetics of the free radical created. This method can be suitably applied to study radicals on cultural heritage objects.169-173openAccessgamma radiationcelluloseelectron spin resonanceradicalspreservationcobalt 60paperscanning electron microscopyx-ray diffractionionizing radiationsArtigo de periódico12410.1016/j.radphyschem.2016.02.018http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4168-1626https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3602-6857https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6704-1910https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0127-813043.81