Electrolytic redox and electrochemical generated alkaline hydrolysis of hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5 triazine (RDX) in sand columns

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 6301-6307

  Gent, David B ^a   Wani, Altaf H ^b   Davis, Jeffrey L ^a   Alshawabkeh, Akram ^c  

^a U S ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^b ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT   (United States)

^c Northeastern University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC CONDITIONS; ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS; ALKALINE TREATMENT; APPLIED CURRENT; AQUEOUS PHASE; COLUMN EXPERIMENTS; DRINKING WATER; END-PRODUCTS; HORIZONTAL FLOWS; HYBRID TREATMENT; IN-SITU; LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS; PSEUDO-FIRST-ORDER; REDUCING CONDITIONS; SAND COLUMNS; SEEPAGE VELOCITY; TREATMENT FEASIBILITY; TREATMENT PROCESS; ZONE LENGTH;

EFFLUENTS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROLYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; EXPERIMENTS; POTABLE WATER; SEEPAGE;

HYDROLYSIS;

CYCLONITE; DRINKING WATER; FORMIC ACID; NITRATE; NITRITE;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; DRINKING WATER; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROKINESIS; EXPLOSIVE; HYDROLYSIS; LABORATORY METHOD; PUBLIC HEALTH; REDOX CONDITIONS; SAND; WASTE TREATMENT;

ACIDITY; ALKALINITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; DECOMPOSITION; DEGRADATION; EFFLUENT; ELECTROLYSIS; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; HYDROLYSIS; PH MEASUREMENT; SAND; SIMULATION; VELOCITY; WATER ANALYSIS;

ACIDS; ALKALIES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROLYSIS; FORMIC ACIDS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYDROLYSIS; NITRATES; NITRITES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SILICON DIOXIDE; TIME FACTORS; TRIAZINES;

EID: 68849106302     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es803567s     Document Type: Article

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