Degradation of pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN) by granular iron

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 4534-4539

  Zhuang, Li ^a   Gui, Lai ^a   Gillham, Robert W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; ESTERS; IRON; NITRATES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SULFATE MINERALS;

AQUATIC ORGANISM (FISH); GRANULAR IRON; PENTAERYTHRITOL TETRANITRATE (PETN);

EXPLOSIVES;

AMMONIA; IRON; NITRATE; PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRANITRATE; SILICON DIOXIDE;

AMMONIUM; DEGRADATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; EXPLOSIVE; HALF LIFE; IRON; NITRATE (ESTER); POLLUTION CONTROL; REACTION KINETICS; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; DEGRADATION; DISSOLUTION; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTANT;

IRON; KINETICS; NITROGEN; PENTAERYTHRITOL TETRANITRATE; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 45249123015     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es7029703     Document Type: Article

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