Solubility of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) in water

Journal Article · Mon Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1996 · Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/je950322w· OSTI ID:367821

Ro, K S; Venugopal, A; Adrian, D D; Constant, D; Valsaraj, K T; Thibodeaux, L J ^[1]; Qaisi, K ^[2]; Roy, D ^[3]

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1. Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge, LA (United States)
2. S and SW, Baton Rouge, LA (United States). Hazardous Substance Research Center
3. Polytechnic Univ., Brooklyn, NY (United States). Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Current literature values of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) solubility in water vary widely from 100 to 200 mg/L at room temperature. The authors investigated the effects of temperature and pH on the solubility of both reference TNT and field neat TNT obtained from the Alabama Army Ammunition Plant (AAAP), Childersburg, AL. The TNT solubility determined from this study was significantly lower than that of Taylor and Rinkenbach, which was cited by several reference chemical handbooks and articles. However, the values reported by the Merck Index and the Lange`s Handbook of Chemistry compared well with the authors` values. TNT solubility dropped rapidly as the pH increased. Three unknown HPLC peaks were observed at high pH, indicating a possibility of forming unknown transformation products. Both reference and field neat TNT solubility agreed well. A semiempirical solubility correlation was developed to predict the solubility of TNT at a temperature range from 6 C to 42 C.

• OSTI ID: 367821
• Journal Information: Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, Vol. 41, Issue 4; Other Information: PBD: Jul-Aug 1996
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
TNT
SOLUBILITY
GROUND WATER
SOLVENT PROPERTIES
SOILS
REMEDIAL ACTION
LAND POLLUTION
TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE
PH VALUE
TOXIC MATERIALS
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
PLANNING