@article{46030f81d6b54f83909038b2363d2101,
title = "Decomposition of energetic materials by pulsed electrical discharges in gas-bubbled aqueous solutions",
abstract = "The application of high-voltage pulsed electrical discharges in bubbled water (PDBWs) for the remediation of solutions containing energetic compounds such as RDX, HMX, and TNT was investigated. Using low-energy pulses (∼300 mJ/pulse), it was found that the PDBW was highly selective toward the type of energetic compound. The effects of a catalyst and of the pH value of the solution on the degradation of energetic compounds were also studied. HMX decomposition is most effective when the PDBW is used at low pH under Fenton reaction conditions. The degradation efficiency was higher for oxygen O2 than for argon (Ar) as the bubbled gas.",
keywords = "Destruction of energetic compounds, Fenton reaction, Pulsed electrical discharges",
author = "Oksana Mozgina and A. Koutsospyros and S. Gershman and A. Belkind and C. Christodoulatos and K. Becker",
note = "Funding Information: Manuscript received December 27, 2008. First published May 5, 2009; current version published June 10, 2009. This work was supported in part by the U.S. Army, Picatinny Arsenal. O. Mozgina is with Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ 07030 USA (e-mail: oksana.mozgina@gmail.com). A. Koutsospyros is with the Mechanical, Civil, and Environmental Engineering, University of New Haven, West Haven, CT 06516 USA (e-mail: akoutsospyros@newhaven.edu). S. Gershman is with the A. Belkind & Associates, LLC, North Plainfield, NJ 07060 USA (e-mail: abebelk@aol.com). A. Belkind is with the A. Belkind & Associates, LLC, North Plainfield, NJ 07060 USA and also with Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ 07030 USA (e-mail: abebelk@aol.com). C. Christodoulatos is with the Center for Environmental Systems, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ 07030 USA (e-mail: christod@ stevens.edu). K. H. Becker is with the Polytechnic Institute of NYU, Brooklyn, NY 11201 USA (e-mail: kbecker@poly.edu). Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/TPS.2009.2016970",
year = "2009",
doi = "10.1109/TPS.2009.2016970",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "37",
pages = "905--910",
journal = "IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science",
issn = "0093-3813",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
number = "6 PART 1",
}