Development of a miniature calorimeter for identification and detection of explosives and other energetic compounds

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 662-668

  Liu, Yen Shan ^a   Ugaz, Victor M ^a   North, Simon W ^b   Rogers, William J ^a   Mannan, M Sam ^a  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Energetic compounds; Explosives; Nanocalorimeter; Screening

Indexed keywords

ENERGETIC COMPOUNDS; EXPLOSIVES DETECTORS; HOMELAND SECURITY; NANOCALORIMETER;

HAZARDS; MEASUREMENT THEORY; TRACKING (POSITION);

EXPLOSIVES;

ACETYLENE; CARBON DISULFIDE; CASTOR OIL; CHLORATE; CHROMIC ACID; DICHROMATE POTASSIUM; EXPLOSIVE; GLYCEROL; HALOGEN; HALOGENATED HYDROCARBON; HYPOCHLORITE; IODATE; METAL DERIVATIVE; NITRATE; NITROBENZENE; NITRONAPHTHALENE; NITROTOLUENE; PERCHLORATE; PERMANGANATE POTASSIUM; PEROXIDE DERIVATIVE; PETROLEUM; PHOSPHORUS; PICRIC ACID; PYROXYLIN; SUGAR; SULFUR; TURPENTINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WAX;

EXPLOSIVES; HAZARDS; MEASUREMENT THEORY; TRACKING (POSITION);

CALORIMETRY; DETECTION METHOD; EXPLOSIVE; IDENTIFICATION METHOD;

ARTICLE; CALORIMETER; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CRISIS INTERVENTION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EMERGENCY CARE; ENERGY YIELD; EXPLOSION RISK; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; MINIATURE CALORIMETER; TECHNOLOGY;

CALORIMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; EXPLOSIVE AGENTS; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; INDUSTRY; NANOTECHNOLOGY;

EID: 33947426823     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2006.08.050     Document Type: Article

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