Establishment of process technology for the manufacture of dinitrogen pentoxide and its utility for the synthesis of most powerful explosive of today - CL-20

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 124, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 153-164

  Talawar, M B ^a   Sivabalan, R ^a   Polke, B G ^a   Nair, U R ^a   Gore, G M ^a   Asthana, S N ^a  

^a HIGH ENERGY MATERIALS RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

CL 20, TG FTIR studies; Dinitrogen pentoxide; Harsh soft nitrating agent; Versatile nitrating agent

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NITRATION; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; SUBLIMATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CL-20, TG-FTIR STUDIES; DINITROGEN PENTOXIDE (DNPO); HARSH & SOFT NITRATING AGENTS; VERSATILE NITRATING AGENTS;

EXPLOSIVES;

2,4,6,8,10,12 HEXANITRO 2,4,6,8,10,12 HEXAAZATETRACYCLO[5.5.0.0 3,11 .0 5,9 ]DODECANE; DINITROGEN PENTOXIDE; EXPLOSIVE; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

EXPLOSIVE;

DECOMPOSITION; GAS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PROCESS TECHNOLOGY; REVIEW; SYNTHESIS; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 23644432061     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2005.04.021     Document Type: Article

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