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Catalytic role of solvated electron in the spontaneous degradation of insensitive munition compounds: computational chemistry investigation
The DNAN (2,4-dinitroanisole), NTO (3-nitro-1,2,4-triazol-5-one), and NQ (nitroguanidine) are important insensitive energetic materials used in...
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2,4 Dinitroanisole (DNAN)
DNAN was historically used as an explosive in warheads containing Amatol 40 and is currently being investigated as a replacement for...
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Bacillus integrative plasmid system combining a synthetic gene circuit for efficient genetic modifications of undomesticated Bacillus strains
BackgroundOwing to CRISPR-Cas9 and derivative technologies, genetic studies on microorganisms have dramatically increased. However, the CRISPR-Cas9...
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Application of Computational Chemistry for Contaminant Adsorption on the Components of Soil Surfaces
Computational chemistry has seen an explosion of methods and techniques over the last 30 years. In particular, the area of understanding surface...
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Calculating the Gibbs Energy of Solvation of Pyridine in Nonaqueous Solvents
AbstractGibbs energies of the solvation of pyridine (Py) in methanol, acetonitrile, and N,N -dimethylformamide are calculated via quantum chemical...
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Determination of nitroaromatic explosive residues in water by stir bar sorptive extraction-gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry
Nitroaromatic compounds were massively used in the formulation of explosives during both world wars. Even several decades after the end of these...
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Novel fluorine-containing energetic materials: how potential are they? A computational study of detonation performance
ContextHigh-energy density materials (HEDMs) have emerged as a research focus due to their advantageous ultra-high detonation performance and better...
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Protein Integrated Network Analysis to Reveal Potential Drug Targets Against Extended Drug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis XDR1219
The reconstruction and analysis of the protein–protein interaction (PPI) network is a powerful approach to understand the complex biological and...
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Thermal hazard assessment of TNT and DNAN under adiabatic condition by using accelerating rate calorimeter (ARC)
The thermal decomposition behaviors of 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene (TNT) and 1-methoxy-2,4-dinitro-benzene (DNAN) were studied by using a NETSCH company...
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Application and Development of 3,4-Bis(3-nitrofurazan-4-yl)furoxan (DNTF)
AbstractEnergetic materials such as furazan and furoxan exhibit superior energy performance due to their high enthalpy of formation and density....
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Complete genome sequence of a multiple-stress-tolerant bacterium Halomonas piezotolerans NBT06E8T isolated from a deep-sea sediment sample of the New Britain Trench
Halomonas piezotolerans NBT06E8 T is a Gram-stain-negative, moderately halophilic, piezotolerant, H 2 O 2 and heavy metal-resistant bacterium, isolated...
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Characterization of a pleiotropic regulator MtrA in Streptomyces avermitilis controlling avermectin production and morphological differentiation
BackgroundThe macrolide antibiotic avermectin, a natural product derived from Streptomyces avermitilis , finds extensive applications in agriculture,...
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An integrated quantum chemical and experimental approach for exploring the structures and properties of insensitive munitions interacting with ions in bulk water
Alternatives to legacy munitions and explosives, materials that feature increased stability against external stimuli without compromising their...
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Process safety assessment and thermal stability influence study on activation energy from four series of TNT based high explosives via grey entropy model
This study pioneeringly dealt with the weighting analysis on activation energy (Ea) values from four series of TNT based high explosives (HEs) by...
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Isolation, susceptibility profiles and genomic analysis of a colistin-resistant Salmonella enterica serovar Kentucky strain COL-R
Salmonella enterica serovar Kentucky is a frequent cause for clinical infections in human patients. They are isolated and reported with multidrug...
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Experimental and numerical studies of fragmentation shells filled with advanced HMX-plastic explosive compared to various explosive charges
The wide usage of TNT as a main charge for fragmentation shells has been eliminated due to its lower performance and exudation on the fuze thread and...
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Dynamic basis for dA•dGTP and dA•d8OGTP misincorporation via Hoogsteen base pairs
Replicative errors contribute to the genetic diversity needed for evolution but in high frequency can lead to genomic instability. Here, we show that...
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Study on the intracellular adaptative mechanism of Acidithiobacillus caldus MTH-04 to NaCl stress
To understand the adaptive mechanism of bioleaching microorganism Acidithiobacillus caldus MTH-04, its physiology and metabolic changes at the...
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From formic acid to single-cell protein: genome-scale revealing the metabolic network of Paracoccus communis MA5
With the increase in population growth and environmental pollution, the daily protein supply is facing great challenges. Single-cell protein (SCP)...
