ABSTRACT
A review of selected chemical and physical transformations of systems in hydrocarbon mixtures and solid polymer media induced by high-energy (keV-MeV range) radiation (i.e.,
“ionizing” radiation
) is presented. Where literature data are available, these results are compared with processes induced by eV range photons in the near UV and visible range of the electromagnetic spectrum. Radiation chemistry has been investigated primarily in aqueous media.
