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Photocatalytic demethylation of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) by porphyrins [An article from: Chemosphere]
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Photocatalytic demethylation of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) by porphyrins [An article from: Chemosphere] | Digital

by H.J. Harmon (Author)

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Binding:  Digital
Publisher:  Elsevier
Page Count:  3 Pages
Publication Date:  May 01, 2006


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This digital document is a journal article from Chemosphere, published by Elsevier in 2006. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.Description: Illumination of tetraphenyl porphyrin sulfonate (TPPS), CuTPPs and FeTTPPS in solution with trinitrotoluene (TNT) at pH7 at room temperature using tungsten lamp illumination results in the degradation of TNT to yield trinitrobenzoic acid and trinitrobenzene. No other degradation products are observed. The rate of TNT degradation follows the series TPPS>FeTPPS>CuTPPS.
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