Degradation kinetics and mechanism of RDX and HMX in TiO2 photocatalysis

Environmental Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 219-232

  Choi, J K ^a   Son, H S ^a   Kim, T S ^a   Stenstrom, M K ^b   Zoh, K D ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hexahydro 1,3,5 trinitro 1,3,5 triazine (RDX); Mineralization; Octahydro 1,3,5,7 tetranitro 1,3,5,7 tetrazocine (HMX); Photocatalysis; TiO2

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; HMX; LIGHT SOURCES; NITROGEN; OXIDE MINERALS; PHOTOCATALYSIS;

HEXAHYDRO-1 ,3 ,5-TRINITRO-1 ,3 ,5-TRIAZINE; LANGMUIR-HINSHELWOOD MODELS; MINERALIZATION; OCTAHYDRO-1,3,5,7-TETRANITRO-1,3,5,7-TETRAZOCINE (HMX); PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC REACTORS; PSEUDO FIRST-ORDER KINETICS; TIO2;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

AMMONIA; CYCLONITE; EXPLOSIVE; NITRATE; NITRITE; NITROGEN; OCTAHYDRO 1,3,5,7 TETRANITRO 1,3,5,7 TETRAZOCINE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CATALYSTS; DEGRADATION; NITROGEN; PH EFFECTS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; REACTION KINETICS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

PHOTODEGRADATION;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DEGRADATION KINETICS; MINERALIZATION; PH; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOREACTIVITY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 33344469421     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593332708618636     Document Type: Article

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