Microwave-assisted hydrolysis of nitroglycerin (NG) under mild alkaline conditions: New insight into the degradation pathway

Chemosphere

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 228-232

  Halasz, Annamaria ^a   Thiboutot, Sonia ^b   Ampleman, Guy ^b   Hawari, Jalal ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

2 Hydroxypropanedial; Alkaline hydrolysis; Degradation pathway; Microwave; Nitroglycerin

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; CARBON; CHEMICAL BONDS; EXPLOSIVES; HYDROLYSIS; MICROWAVE HEATING; MICROWAVES; MOLAR RATIO; NITRATES; NITROGEN REMOVAL;

2-HYDROXYPROPANEDIAL; ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS; DEGRADATION PATHWAYS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANT; MICROWAVE ASSISTED HEATING; MICROWAVE ASSISTED HYDROLYSIS; NITROGLYCERIN; PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY;

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES;

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

CARBON; CHEMICAL BONDING; DEGRADATION; DENITRIFICATION; HEATING; HYDROLYSIS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MASS BALANCE; NITRATE (ESTER); NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DECOMPOSITION; DENITRIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HEATING; HYDROLYSIS; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PH; POLYMERIZATION; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 77549085805     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2010.01.013     Document Type: Article

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