Removal of Tetranitromethane from Air Streams

Abstract

During the manufacture of TNT, one of the side products formed in relatively small amount is tetranitromethane (TNM). In the past it has been the practice to vent the TNM along with some nitrogen oxides (mainly NO) to the atmosphere. However, because of present-day awareness of pollution problems, EPA regulations now require the combined NO/TNM present in the exhaust gases to be below 100 ppm. In order to meet this requirement most of the TNM mustbe removed. Since TNM as a precursor of nitroform, can be used for the synthesis of a wide variety of polynitroaliphatics a desirable solution would be to collect the TNM as such or as nitroform thereby reducing the cost of pollution abatement.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 08, 1975
Accession Number
ADA017652

Entities

People

  • Thomas N. Hall
  • William H. Gilligan

Organizations

  • Naval Ordnance Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Flow
  • Air Pollution
  • Aqueous Solutions
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Chlorides
  • Ethers
  • Explosive Ordnance Disposal
  • Explosives
  • Hydroxides
  • Liquids
  • Materials Science
  • Nitrogen Oxides
  • Polyethylene Glycols
  • Rocket Oxidizers
  • Sodium Compounds
  • Sodium Hydroxide

Readers

  • Agricultural Chemistry/Soil Science
  • Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Technology.