Reduction of 2,4-dinitrotoluene with graphite and titanium mesh cathodes

Water Environment Research

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 179-188

  Jolas, Jennifer L ^a   Pehkonen, Simo O ^a,b   Maloney, Steve W ^c  

^a University of Cincinnati   (United States)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c U S ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Byproducts; Diaminotoluene; Dinitrotoluene; Electrochemical; Graphite; Reduction; Ti tanium; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; CATHODES; DEGRADATION; DIMERS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; GRAPHITE ELECTRODES; MASS TRANSFER; REDUCTION; TITANIUM; TOXICITY;

DINITROTOLUENE;

WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

2,4 DINITROTOLUENE; GRAPHITE;

ARTICLE; DEGRADATION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION;

EID: 0034070274     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143000X137266     Document Type: Article

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