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Anaerobic and aerobic transformation of TNT [electronic resource].

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Washington, D.C. : United States. Dept. of Defense, 1996.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy.
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16 pages : digital, PDF file
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Argonne National Laboratory, United States. Department of Defense, and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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Summary
Most studies on the microbial metabolism of nitroaromatic compounds have used pure cultures of aerobic microorganisms. In many cases, attempts to degrade nitroaromatics under aerobic conditions by pure cultures result in no mineralization and only superficial modifications of the structure. However, mixed culture systems properly operated result in the transformation of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) and in some cases mineralization of TNT occurs. In this paper, the mixed culture system is described with emphasis on intermediates and the characteristics of the aerobic microbial process including the necessity for a co-substrate. The possibility of removing TNT under aerobic/anoxic conditions is described in detail. Another option for the biodegradation of TNT and nitroaromatics is under anaerobic, sulfate reducing conditions. In this instance, the nitroaromatic compounds undergo a series of reductions with the formation of amino compounds. TNT under sulfate reducing conditions is reduced to triaminotoluene presumably by the enzyme nitrite reductase, which is commonly found in many Desulfovibrio spp. The removal of nitro groups from TNT is achieved by a series of reductive reactions with the formation of ammonia and toluene by Desulfovibrio sp. (B strain). These metabolic processes could be applied to other nitroaromatic compounds like nitrobenzene, nitrobenzoic acids, nitrophenols, and aniline. The data supporting the anaerobic transformation of TNT under different growth condition are reviewed in this report.
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E 1.99:anl/er/cp--91123
E 1.99: conf-9610160--1
conf-9610160--1
anl/er/cp--91123
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Published through SciTech Connect.
12/31/1996.
"anl/er/cp--91123"
" conf-9610160--1"
"DE97000988"
World environmental congress and trade fair: promoting the science, technology and business of the environment, Cincinnati, OH (United States), 26-29 Oct 1996.
Manning, J.; Kulpa, C.F.; Boopathy, R.
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W-31109-ENG-38
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