Biological transformation pathways of 2,4-dinitro anisole and N-methyl paranitro aniline in anaerobic fluidized-bed bioreactors

Chemosphere

Volumn 81, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1131-1136

  Platten, William E ^a   Bailey, David ^a   Suidan, Makram T ^a   Maloney, Stephen W ^b  

^a University of Cincinnati   (United States)

^b US Army Engineering Research and Development Center   (United States)

Author keywords

2,4 Dinitro anisole; Anaerobic fluidized bed bioreactors; Anaerobic transformation; Ethanol; Insensitive munitions; N methyl paranitro aniline

Indexed keywords

AMMUNITION; ANILINE; BIOCONVERSION; BIOREACTORS; ETHANOL;

2,4-DINITRO ANISOLE; ANAEROBIC FLUIDIZED BED; ANAEROBIC TRANSFORMATIONS; INSENSITIVE MUNITIONS; PARA-NITRO-ANILINE;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

2,4 DINITROANISOLE; ALCOHOL; ANILINE DERIVATIVE; ANISOLE DERIVATIVE; N METHYL PARANITROANILINE; SILICON DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOREACTOR; ETHANOL; POLYMER; TRANSFORMATION;

ADSORPTION; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; FLUIDIZED BED REACTOR; NONHUMAN; REDUCTION; SAND;

EID: 78049292182     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2010.08.044     Document Type: Article

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