A novel environmentally friendly 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) based explosive

Macedonian Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 107-116

  Nyanhongo, Gibson S ^a   Aichernig, Nina ^a   Ortner, Marcus ^a   Steiner, Walter ^a   Guebitz, Georg M ^a  

^a GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

2,4,6 trinitrotoluene (TNT); Biotransformation; Explosive; Humic monomers; Immobilization

Indexed keywords

EID: 65449185432     PISSN: 18575552     EISSN: 18575625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20450/mjcce.2008.230     Document Type: Article

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