Role of organically complexed iron(II) species in the reductive transformation of RDX in anoxic environments
Role of organically complexed iron(II) species in the reductive transformation of RDX in anoxic environments
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DOI:
10.1021/es062365a
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发表时间:
2007-02-15
影响因子:
11.4
通讯作者:
Strathmann, Timothy J.
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作者:
Kim, Dongwook;Strathmann, Timothy J.
Organically complexed iron species can play a significant role in many subsurface redox processes, including reactions that contribute to the transformation and degradation of soil and aquatic contaminants. Experimental results demonstrate that complexation of Fe-II by catechol- and thiol-containing organic ligands leads to formation of highly reactive species that reduce RDX (hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine) and related N-heterocyclic nitramine explosive compounds to formaldehyde and inorganic nitrogen byproducts. Under comparable conditions, relative reaction rates follow HMX 6- = 7.31(+/- 2.52) x 10(2) M-1 s(-1). The reaction products and net stoichiometry (1 mol of RDX reduced for every 2 mol of Fe-II oxidized) support a mechanism where RDX ring cleavage and decomposition is initiated by sequential 1-electron transfers from two Fe-II-organic complexes.