Reduction of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene by iron metal: Kinetic controls on product distributions in batch experiments

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 230-238

  Bandstra, Joel Z ^a   Miehr, Rosemarie ^a   Johnson, Richard L ^a   Tratnyek, Paul G ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); IRON COMPOUNDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PASSIVATION; POLYMERIZATION; REDUCTION; SURFACE TREATMENT; TOLUENE;

2,4,6-TRIAMINOTOLUENE (TAT); 2,4,6-TRINITROTOLUENE (TNT); IRON METALS;

REACTION KINETICS;

2,4,6 TRIAMINOTOLUENE; CARBON 14; IRON; TOLUENE DERIVATIVE; TRINITROTOLUENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; REACTION KINETICS; REMEDIATION; TRINITROTOLUENE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BATCH REACTOR; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; POLYMERIZATION; RADIOACTIVITY; REDUCTION;

EID: 11244275521     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es049129p     Document Type: Article

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