The self-radiolysis of CO
2 in excess tritium (
3H
2) has been studied at pressures of 0.1 to 1.0 atm, temperatures of ?80° to +100°C, and in the presence of added H
2O, He, or Ar. The primary products of decomposition are CO and
3H
2O. Secondary products are C
3H
4, C
23H
4, and a white polymer. The rates of disappearance of CO
2 and formation of products and
G-;values were measured. The disappearance of CO
2 initially obeys first-order kinetics, then slows down with time at a rate depending upon the initial pressure of
3H
2. The initial rates are proportional to pressures of CO
2 and
3H
2. They are independent of temperature, decreased by addition of H
2O vapor, and increased by addition of He or Ar. The proposed mechanism of decomposition of CO
2 and formation of products involves ionization of CO
2 followed by dissociative recombination forming CO and O. Then the O reacts with a hydrogen-containing species forming OH and H
2O, and a back reaction forms CO
2 from CO and OH.
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