The Effect of Molar Peroxide Ratio on the Oxidation of 2,4- Dinitroanisole in an Ultraviolet Light Emitting Diode Advanced Oxidation Process

Abstract

Insensitive munitions (IMs) are increasingly employed by the U.S. military to prevent unintended detonations associated with conventional munitions. One IM used extensively is 2,4 dinitroanisole (DNAN). This research employed an ultraviolet light emitting diode (LED) and hydrogen peroxide advanced oxidation process (AOP) to treat DNAN-contaminated water at the laboratory scale. Five molar peroxide ratios (50:1, 100:1, 250:1, 500:1, 1000:1) were evaluated using the observed pseudo first-order rate constant as the performance metric. Both peroxide-limiting reactions and radical scavenging were observed over the range of ratios tested, with overall removal of DNAN decreasing above a ratio of 500:1.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2021
Accession Number
AD1137986

Entities

People

  • Troy M. Searcy

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Advanced Oxidation Processes
  • Air Force
  • Chemical Properties
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Ecotoxicology
  • Energetic Materials
  • Environmental Restoration And Remediation
  • Explosives
  • Insensitive Explosives
  • Liquid Chromatography
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Water Purification

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  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics