Electrochemical remediation produces a new high-nitrogen compound from NTO wastewaters

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 149, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 527-531

  Cronin, Michael P ^a   Day, Anthony I ^a   Wallace, Lynne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Azoxytriazolone; High nitrogen compounds; Insensitive explosives; Nitrotriazolone; Wastewater remediation

Indexed keywords

HIGH NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; NITROTRIAZOLONE; ORGANIC MATERIAL;

MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NITROGEN; PRECIPITATES; REMEDIATION; SOLUBILITY; SOLUTIONS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AZOXYTRIAZOLONE; DIAMINOAZOXYFURAZAN; EXPLOSIVE; FURAZAN DERIVATIVE; HYDROXYLAMINE; NITROGEN; TRIAZOLE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NITROGEN; PRECIPITATES; REMEDIATION; SOLUBILITY; SOLUTIONS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACIDITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; EXPLOSION; NITROGEN; REMEDIATION; WASTEWATER;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CYCLIC POTENTIOMETRY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROLYSIS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; REDUCTION; SOLUBILITY; SYNTHESIS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ELECTROCHEMISTRY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NITRO COMPOUNDS; TRIAZOLES; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 34548814159     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2007.08.007     Document Type: Article

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