Treatment of Water Contaminated with Energetic Compounds

摘要

Organic nitro compounds, especially nitro aromatic compounds and nitramines, in water are degraded through contact with bimetallic particles comprising cores of zero-valent iron having discontinuous coatings of metallic copper on the surfaces thereof. Higher rates of degradation are achieved when the water has a pH in the range of about 3.5 to about 4.5, especially when acetic acid is present in the water.