Accession Number:
ADA101632
Title:
The Biodegradation of Hexahydro-1,3,5-Trinitro-1,3,5-Triazine (RDX)
Descriptive Note:
Interim technical rept.
Corporate Author:
ARMY NATICK RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER MA
Personal Author(s):
Report Date:
1981-05-01
Pagination or Media Count:
30.0
Abstract:
Biodegradation of the explosive hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5- triazine RDX occurs under anaerobic conditions to yield a number of products including hexahydro-1-nitroso-3,5-dinitro-1,3,5-triazine, hexahydro-1,3- dinitroso-5-nitro-1,3,5-triazine, hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitroso-1,3,5-triazine, hydrazine, 1,1-dimethylhydrazine, 1,2-dimethylhydrazine, formaldehyde, and methanol. A scheme for the biodegradation is proposed which proceeds via successive reduction of the nitro groups to a point where destabilization and fragmentation of the ring occurs. The non-cyclic degradation products arise via subsequent reduction and rearrangement reactions of the fragments.
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Subject Categories:
- Biochemistry
- Ammunition and Explosives
- Water Pollution and Control