Power of TATP based explosives

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 165, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 95-99

  Matyáš, Robert ^a   Šelešovský, Jakub ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARDUBICE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Ballistic mortar; Explosives; Power; TATP; Triacetone triperoxide

Indexed keywords

EXPLOSIVE MIXTURES; HIGH-POWER; LOW WATER CONTENTS; POWER; TATP; TERNARY MIXTURES; TRIACETONE TRIPEROXIDE;

BALLISTICS; MIXTURES; MORTAR; NITRATION; PLASTER; UREA; WATER CONTENT;

EXPLOSIVES;

AMMONIUM NITRATE; EXPLOSIVE; NITRATE; PEROXIDE; TRIACETONE TRIPEROXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA; WATER;

AMMONIUM NITRATE; EXPLOSIVE; KETONE; MORTAR; WATER CONTENT;

ARTICLE; BALLISTICS;

EXPLOSIVE AGENTS; FORENSIC BALLISTICS; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS, 1-RING; PEROXIDES; WATER;

EID: 64549135076     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.09.063     Document Type: Article

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