Biotransformation of the explosives 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene and 1,3,5-triaza 1,3,5-trinitrocyclohexane by Clostridium bifermentans
Conference
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OSTI ID:491076
- Univ. of Idaho, Moscow, ID (United States). Inst. for Molecular and Agricultural Genetic Engineering
A strain of Clostridium bifermentans isolated from a munitions-supplemented enrichment was able to remove both TNT (2,4,6-trinitrotoluene) and RDX (1,3,5-triaza 1,3,5-trinitrocyclohexane) from its growth media. Biotransformations of TNT and RDX by cometabolism in a nutrient rich medium reduced the removal time from several days to a few hours, as compared to a nutrient limited medium. Redox potential (Eh) of the media had important effects on the biological and abiological transformations of the munition compounds.
- OSTI ID:
- 491076
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9406250--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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