ABSTRACT
This chapter highlights the most recent advances and prospects of various photo-oxidation processes for the treatment of different types of simulated and actual nitro-organic explosive wastewater. The most commonly studied photo-oxidation processes includes ozone-based treatment systems, Fenton processes, photo-Fenton processes, heterogeneous photocatalytic oxidation processes, and electrochemical oxidation processes. In addition, it also explains the various applications of homogenous photo-oxidation processes for explosive effluent treatment, the mechanism of photo-oxidation reactions, and the major factors that affect the efficiency of the treatment processes. Explosives are reactive substances that decompose rapidly with the sudden release of large amounts of gases and energy. From a chemical point of view, most modern explosives are based on organic compounds containing nitrogen. Military activities have significant impacts on the environment. Many nitro-organic polluted locations hold explosives and propellants in soil, sediment, and groundwater or freshwater resources at concentrations that span several orders of magnitude.
