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Munitions Constituents – Photolysis
Munitions compounds (MCs), including 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT), hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX), 2,4-dinitroanisole (DNAN), 3-nitro-1,2,4-triazol-5-one (NTO), and nitroguanidine (NQ), absorb light in the UV range and are therefore susceptible to photolysis on soil surfaces and in surface water. Photochemical reactions are important to consider when assessing the environmental impact of MCs since they can yield products that differ from their parent compounds in both toxicity and transport behavior. Quantum yield calculations can aid in predicting the photolysis rates and half-lives of MCs. The photolysis of MCs may be enhanced or inhibited in the presence of compounds that are also excited by UV irradiation. Munitions compounds (MCs), including 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT), hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX), 2,4-dinitroanisole (DNAN), 3-nitro-1,2,4-triazol-5-one (NTO), and nitroguanidine (NQ), absorb light in the UV range and are therefore susceptible to photolysis on soil surfaces and in surface water. Photochemical reactions are important to consider when assessing the environmental impact of MCs since they can yield products that differ from their parent compounds in both toxicity and transport behavior. Quantum yield calculations can aid in predicting the photolysis rates and half-lives of MCs. The photolysis of MCs may be enhanced or inhibited in the presence of compounds that are also excited by UV irradiation.
Related Article(s):
Contributor(s): Dr. Warren Kadoya
Key Resource(s):
- Environmental Organic Chemistry, Chapter 15: Direct Photolysis[1]
- Photochemical Degradation of Composition B and its Components[2]
- Verification of RDX Photolysis Mechanism
- Photochemical transformation of the insensitive munitions compound 2,4-dinitroanisole
- Photo-transformation of aqueous nitroguanidine and 3-nitro-1,2,4-triazol-5-one: Emerging munitions compounds
- ^ Schwarzenbach R.P., Gschwend P.M., and Imboden D.M., 2002. Chapter 15, Direct Photolysis. In: Schwarzenbach R.P., Gschwend P.M., and Imboden D.M. (eds). Environmental Organic Chemistry. 2nd ed. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc, pp. 611-654. doi:10.1002/0471649643.ch15
- ^ Pennington J.C., Thorn K.A., Cox L.G., MacMillan D.K., Yost S., and Laubscher R.D., 2007. Photochemical Degradation of Composition B and Its Components. U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)/ Environmental Laboratory (EL) TR-07-16. Report
