Liquid oxygen explosives

Liquid Oxygen Magnetohydrodynamics

Accuracy of oxygen delivery by liquid oxygen canisters.

The oxygen flow rate delivered by liquid oxygen canisters may be less than intended, owing to inaccuracies of the set flow rates and/or as a result of the outflow resistance caused by the humidifier, oxygen tubing, delivery or conserving device. The aim of this study was to investigate the accuracy of oxygen delivery by liquid oxygen canisters at different flow rates and levels of outflow resis...

Oxygen Reduction and Hydrogen Production at the Liquid/Liquid interfaces

Molecular electrocatalysis for oxygen reduction at a polarized water/1,2-dichloroethane (DCE) interface was studied, involving aqueous protons, ferrocene (Fc) in DCE and cobalt porphyrin catalysts like cobalt porphine (CoP) cobalt 2,8,13,17-tetraethyl-3,7,12,18-tetramethyl-5-p-aminophenylporphyrin (CoAP) at the interface. The reaction is electrocatalytic as its rate depends on the applied Galva...

Trace analysis of explosives in soil: pressurized fluid extraction and gas and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry.

Soil samples are collected from the former Open Burn/Open Detonation Unit, Makua Military Reservation, on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. The soil is the Helemano series. The soil samples are fortified with eight explosives for development of the analytical method. These analytes are 2-amino-4,6-dinitrotoluene; 1,3-dinitrobenzene; 2,4-dinitrotoluene (DNT); hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (R...

Destruction of peroxide explosives.

Chemicals containing multiple peroxide functionalities, such as triacetone triperoxide (TATP), diacetone diperoxide (DADP), or hexamethylene triperoxide diamine (HMTD), can be explosive. They are impractical and are not used by legitimate military groups because they are shock and heat sensitive compared to military explosives. They are attractive to terrorists because synthesis is straightforw...