Identification of explosives from porous materials: Applications using reverse phase high performance liquid chromatography and gas chromatography

Sensing and Imaging

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 61-75

  Miller, C J ^a   Elias, G ^a   Schmitt, N C ^a   Rae, C ^a  

^a IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

HPLC UV; Material extract; RDX; TNT PETN

Indexed keywords

ADDITIONAL SAMPLES; ELECTRON CAPTURE DETECTION; HPLC-UV; METHANOL EXTRACT; MILITARY EXPLOSIVES; REVERSE PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SCREENING METHODS; TRACE LEVEL; ULTRA VIOLET DETECTION;

COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; COTTON FABRICS; EXPLOSIVES DETECTION; EXTRACTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUIDS; METHANOL; NITRATION; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; POROUS MATERIALS; TRACE ANALYSIS;

EXPLOSIVES;

EID: 77954539022     PISSN: 15572064     EISSN: 15739317     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11220-010-0051-0     Document Type: Article

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