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14 C‐trinitrotoluene: synthesis and photocatalytic degradation
Author(s) -
Klapproth Alice,
Linnemann Sandy,
Bahnemann Detlef,
Dillert Ralf,
Fels Gregor
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of labelled compounds and radiopharmaceuticals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.432
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1099-1344
pISSN - 0362-4803
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1344(199804)41:4<337::aid-jlcr83>3.0.co;2-z
Subject(s) - trinitrotoluene , chemistry , photocatalysis , degradation (telecommunications) , aqueous solution , yield (engineering) , environmental chemistry , contamination , catalysis , pollution , organic chemistry , materials science , explosive material , telecommunications , ecology , computer science , metallurgy , biology
Trinitrotoluene and its natural metabolites display an environmental burden with respect to the contamination of soil, ground‐ and surface water. Photocatalytic degradation employing the semiconductor TiO 2 as catalyst has recently been found to effectively rid aqueous systems from organic pollution. We have investigated this process with respect to the conversion of the aromatic TNT‐carbon by employing 14 C‐TNT as starting material. This way we can prove that TNT not only is degraded by the photocatalytic process but is also mineralized to yield CO 2 . © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.