Sonochemically induced decomposition of energetic materials in aqueous media

Chemosphere

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1107-1114

  Qadir, Lala R ^a   Osburn Atkinson, Elizabeth J ^a,b   Swider Lyons, Karen E ^a   Cepak, Veronica M ^a,c   Rolison, Debra R ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b LINFIELD COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Eltron Research & Development Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonium dinitramide; Environmental remediation; High explosives; Nitramines; RDX; Reductive denitration; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ALUMINA; DECOMPOSITION; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; ULTRASONICS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ENERGETIC WASTE COMPOUNDS;

SONOCHEMISTRY;

ALUMINUM DERIVATIVE; AMMONIUM DINITRAMIDE; CYCLO 1,3,5 TRINITRAMINE 2,4,6 TRIMETHYLENE; EXPLOSIVE; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND; NITRAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACOUSTIC METHOD;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; DEGRADATION; HAZARDOUS WASTE; PH; ULTRASOUND; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 0037354038     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(02)00770-1     Document Type: Article

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