Biodegradation of Nitroaromatic Compounds
Biodegradation of Nitroaromatic Compounds

Author: Jim C. Spain

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-11-21

Total Pages: 234

ISBN-13: 1475794479

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During the past five years increased awareness of environmental contamination by nitroaromatic compounds has led to a dramatic increase in research on their biodegradation. The resulting discoveries have markedly extended our understanding of degradation mecha nisms and pathways in bacteria and fungi. Futhermore, this new basic knowledge promises the development of field applications of biodegradation systems for nitroaromatic com pounds. In May of 1994, an International Symposium on the Biodegradation of Nitro aromatic Compounds was held in Las Vegas, Nevada. This symposium brought together the scientists at the frontiers of research into the biodegradation of nitro aromatic compounds. The invited speakers were asked to review their area of expertise and write a critical, comprehensive synthesis of their work and related work by others. This book is the result of their efforts. The emphasis of the reviews is on basic research in biodegradation and biotransfor mation. Therefore, the reactions of nitroaromatic compounds in plants, animals, bacteria, fungi, soil, and even nonbiological systems are considered. The goal of the work is to provide the reader with an appreciation of the tremendous range of possibilities for metabolism of aromatic nitro compounds and the experimental approaches used to understand them. This volume should be of interest to biochemists, microbiologists, engineers, toxicologists, and anyone interested in the behavior of synthetic chemicals in the environment or in living systems. Furthermore, a variety of commercial applications can be envisioned for some of the reactions described here.

Reduction of Nitro Compounds with Platinum Oxide - Platinum Black as Catalyst
Reduction of Nitro Compounds with Platinum Oxide - Platinum Black as Catalyst

Author: Richard A. Briggs

Publisher:

Published: 1936

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13:

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Catalytic reductions of nitro compounds using platinum black and platinum oxide as catalysts have been studied for some time. Attempts have been made to determine the steps of the reduction of both aliphatic nitro and aromatic nitro groups in presence of other potentially reducible groups, such as ketone, aldehyde, and ethylene linkage. Studies have been made of the reduction of compounds containing two nitro groups on the benzene ring. In none of these studies, however, have any attempts been made to find data concerning the relative rates of reduction of a compound containing both an aromatic and an aliphatic nitro group until Ferguson in this laboratory synthesized such a compound (Îø-m-nitrophenyl- r-nitrobutyrophenone) in 1931. Both Ferguson and Dutton did some work on the complete reduction of this compound but very little on the partial reduction. The purpose of this piece of work was to study more fully the complete reduction and partial reduction of Îø-m-nitrophenyl-nitrobutyrophenone. With the completion of the study of this compound, a new compound containing the nitro group in a different position on the benzene ring and having a chlorine atom also on the ring should yield some interesting data when reduced.