Solubility determination of TNT and wax and their fractionation from an explosive material using a supercritical fluid

Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1254-1258

  Ashraf Khorassani, Mehdi ^a   Taylor, Larry T ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINES; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPOSITION; EXPLOSIVES; FRACTIONATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIGHT SCATTERING; PRESSURE; SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS; TEMPERATURE; TOLUENE; WAXES;

CYCLOTRIMETHYLENE TRIAMINE; TRINITROTOLUENE;

SOLUBILITY;

EID: 0033226181     PISSN: 00219568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/je9901280     Document Type: Article

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