title: Regeneration of granular activated carbon loaded with explosives.
abstract: Granular activated carbon (GAC) loaded with trinitrotoluene (TNT) and nitrobenzene (NB) were subjected to different atmospheres, such as nitrogen, oxygen, air, steam and an air-steam mixture, at varying temperatures and for different time intervals for regeneration. The air-steam mixture proved to be the best regenerating media for the explosive-loaded GACs. The regeneration of the activated carbon was found to be above 85% for TNT and above 90% for NB loaded carbons.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Environment and Explosives Safety, Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Kshipra
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Misra
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Kapoor
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Bansal
mesh_terms: D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D005107:Explosions; D009578:Nitrobenzenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D009584:Nitrogen; D010100:Oxygen; D013696:Temperature; D014303:Trinitrotoluene / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D009578:Nitrobenzenes; D014303:Trinitrotoluene; D002244:Carbon; C036077:nitrobenzene; D009584:Nitrogen; D010100:Oxygen