DocumentCode
1010957
Title
Hydrogen generation due to decomposition of carboxym ethyl-cellulose in muddy water
Author
Koga, Hirotaka ; Mitsunaga, Y. ; Kuwabara, Takuhito
Author_Institution
NTT Ibaraki Electrical Communication Laboratory, Tokai, Japan
Volume
21
Issue
20
fYear
1985
Firstpage
902
Lastpage
903
Abstract
The letter describes a novel hydrogen generation phenomenon observed for carboxymethyl-cellulose (CMC), used as a typical material for water-swellable tape in waterproof optical cable. A graded-index optical fibre set in CMC solution containing muddy water exhibits optical loss increase due to hydrogen gas generation, and the viscosity of the CMC solution decreases because of micro-organism decomposition.
Keywords
hydrogen; optical cables; optical losses; organic compounds; CMC solution; H2 generation phenomenon; decomposition of carboxymethyl-cellulose; graded-index optical fibre set; microorganism decomposition; muddy water; optical fibre loss increase; optical loss increase; water-swellable tape; waterproof optical cable;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19850636
Filename
4251440
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