Hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX) reduction is concurrently mediated by direct electron transfer from hydroquinones and resulting biogenic Fe(II) formed during electron shuttle-amended biodegradation

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 961-971

  Kwon, Man Jae ^a   Finneran, Kevin T ^a  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

Electron shuttling; Fe(III) reduction; Hexahydro 1,3,5 trinitro 1,3,5 triazine (RDX)

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAHYDROQUINONE; AQUIFER MATERIALS; CELL SUSPENSION; DIRECT ELECTRON TRANSFER; DIRECT REDUCTION; ELECTRON SHUTTLE; ELECTRON SHUTTLING; ELECTRON TRANSFER; ELECTRON TRANSFER PATHWAYS; FE REDUCTIONS; FE(III) REDUCTION; FERROZINE; HEXAHYDRO-1,3,5-TRINITRO-1,3,5-TRIAZINE (RDX); HUMIC SUBSTANCES; KINETIC EXPERIMENT; KINETICS EXPERIMENTS; MEDIATED ELECTRON TRANSFER; MULTIPLE ELECTRON TRANSFER; PURE CULTURE; RDX BIODEGRADATION; RDX DEGRADATION; RESTING CELLS;

AQUIFERS; BIOCHEMISTRY; CELL CULTURE; DEGRADATION; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; EXPERIMENTS; IRON COMPOUNDS; KETONES; MICROBIOLOGY; PERSONAL COMPUTERS; PHENOLS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

BIODEGRADATION;

ANTHRAQUINONE DERIVATIVE; CYCLONITE; FERROUS ION; GROUND WATER; HYDROQUINONE;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CELL SUSPENSION; ELECTRON; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; GEOBACTER; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; REDUCTION; SEDIMENT; WATER SAMPLING;

EID: 67249119947     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.2008.0251     Document Type: Article

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