Phototransformation of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene: Sensitized by riboflavin under different irradiation spectral range

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 143, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 271-276

  Yang, Xin ^a,b   Zhao, Xueheng ^a   Hwang, Huey Min ^a  

^a Jackson State University   (United States)

^b BEIJING INSTITUTE OF PHARMACOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

2,4,6 Trinitrotoluene; Phototransformation; Riboflavin

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTICAL FILTERS; PHOTOLYSIS;

NATURAL SUNLIGHT; PHOTOTRANSFORMATION; RIBOFLAVIN;

TOLUENE;

RIBOFLAVIN; TRINITROTOLUENE;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTICAL FILTERS; PHOTOLYSIS; TOLUENE;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HALF LIFE; IRRADIATION; PHOTOLYSIS; TRINITROTOLUENE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VITAMIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOLYSIS; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SUNLIGHT;

PHOTOLYSIS; RIBOFLAVIN; SUNLIGHT; TRINITROTOLUENE;

EID: 34147148683     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2006.09.020     Document Type: Article

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