Selective colorimetric determination of TNT partitioned between an alkaline solution and a strongly basic Dowex 1-X8 anion exchanger

Forensic Science International

Volumn 174, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 239-243

  Üzer, Ayşem ^a   Erçaǧ, Erol ^a   Apak, Reşat ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

CRREL method; Meisenheimer anion; Spectrophotometry; Strongly basic anionic resin; TNT determination

Indexed keywords

ANION; TRINITROTOLUENE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANION EXCHANGE; ARTICLE; COLORIMETRY; FILTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

EID: 37649012168     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2007.04.225     Document Type: Article

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