Review of Laboratory Program on Degradation Mechanisms in Soil of Wastewater From Nitroguanidine Manufacture

Abstract

The degradation of nitroguanidine manufacture wastewater components was examined in order to predict the long-term feasibility of land farming. Continuous flow and soil perfusion columns, microbial enumeration, and batch mineralization studies were utilized for this investigation. After 271 days of operation for the continuous flow soil columns and 84 days of operation for the soil perfusion columns, only some components of nitroguanidine wastewater were completely or partially removed. Guanidine nitrate and sulfate were the most rapidly transformed. Nitroguanidine (NQ), however, was only partially removed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA466980

Entities

People

  • A. R. Macgillivray
  • Richard T. Williams

Organizations

  • Weston Solutions (United States)

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alcohols
  • Amino Acids
  • Buffers (Chemistry)
  • Chemical Compounds
  • Chemistry
  • Classification
  • Databases
  • Guanidine Nitrates
  • Information Science
  • Liquid Chromatography
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Microorganisms
  • Nitroso Compounds
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Regression Analysis
  • Sodium Compounds

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Environmental Engineering
  • Groundwater Contamination Remediation.
  • Rocket Propulsion.

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology
  • Biotechnology - Bioremediation