Data for "Investigation into the environmental fate of the novel explosive 3-nitro-1,2,4-triazol-5-one (NTO): Acridine and its constituents"

Persico, Federica; Temple, Tracey; Mai, Nathalie; Pons, Jean-Francois

Data for "Investigation into the environmental fate of the novel explosive 3-nitro-1,2,4-triazol-5-one (NTO): Acridine and its constituents"

dc.contributor.author	Persico, Federica
dc.contributor.author	Temple, Tracey
dc.contributor.author	Mai, Nathalie
dc.contributor.author	Pons, Jean-Francois
dc.date.accessioned	2024-10-22T12:33:14Z
dc.date.available	2024-10-22T12:33:14Z
dc.date.freetoread	2024-10-22
dc.date.issued	2024-10-22
dc.description.abstract	3-Nitro-l,2,4-triazol-5-one (NTO) is an Insensitive High Explosive (IHE) often considered as a safer alternative to traditional explosive 1,3,5-trinitroperhydro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX). NTO is highly soluble in water and previous studies have revealed that when transported through soil it has the potential to create an environmental challenge as it tends to easily reach groundwater systems. To combat some of these challenges recent work has shown that combining NTO in a co-crystal with Acridine (ACR) at a molar ratio of 1:1 has a positive effect on thermal stability and a reduction in solubility. This paper experimentally evaluates the fate and transport of this NTO:ACR co-crystal compared to its individual components, NTO and ACR, in a low-inorganic matrix. The findings of this study reveal that despite NTO maintaining its high solubility within the co-crystal structure , the quantity of NTO retained within the upper layers of the sand column is larger for NTO:ACR. The rate of transport of these materials through the soil was also considered. While the rate of transport of NTO was proportional to its concentration the presence ACR was shown to have an antagonistic effect on this activity. Therefore, consistent evidence is provided here of an interaction between NTO and ACR within the co-crystal structure which results in a lower solubility for NTO. Increasing the retention of a containment within soil could aid in environmental remediation of the area post-use.
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/23104
dc.identifier.uri	https://doi.org/10.57996/cran.ceres-2662
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	Cranfield University
dc.rights	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International	en
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subject	NTO
dc.subject	NTO:ACR
dc.subject	Solubility
dc.subject	Fate and transport
dc.title	Data for "Investigation into the environmental fate of the novel explosive 3-nitro-1,2,4-triazol-5-one (NTO): Acridine and its constituents"
dc.type	Dataset