BOM: The Next Generation of High Performance Explosives
The EPA has declared phase-out of Trinitrotoluene (TNT) a priority due to toxicity concerns. LANL and the Army Research Laboratory created a melt-castable next generation high performance explosive to replace TNT. They invented bis(1,2,4-oxadiazole)bis(methylene) dinitrate, or BOM, a higher-performing, safer replacement, which is 50% more energetic than TNT. BOM is less toxic to produce and use than TNT. Unlike competitors, BOM requires no performance-enhancing additives. BOM could replace TNT in a variety of civilian and military applications. BOM has been synthesized at the multi-kilogram scale.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- 89233218CNA000001
- OSTI ID:
- 1566104
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-19-29628
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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