Extractive-scintillating resin produced by radiation polymerization

The characterization of a resin material is presented, which contains selective complexing and scintillating molecules in chemically bound form. The resin material is produced via radiation polymerization of the solution of 2-(4-allyloxy-phenyl)-5-phenyl oxazole, 5-(allyloxy-phenyl)-2-[4-(5-phenyl-oxazole-2-il)-phenyl] oxazole, diethylene glycol dimethacrylate (DEGMA), styrene and the allyl derivative of a 18C6 crown ether-dicarbolic acid complexing agent. The product is a macroporous polymer matrix, which shows both excellent scintillation properties and ion binding capacity for radioanalytical purposes.