Sonochemical synthesis of 1,3,5-triamino-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene (TATB)
Abstract
The synthesis of 1,3,5-triamino-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene (TATB) from trichlorotrinitrobenzene (TCTNB) in toluene and ammonium hydroxide solution under the influence of ultrasonic waves was investigated. When the two-phase reaction mixture was irradiated with high intensity ultrasound at ambient temperature, fine-particle TATB (FP-TATB) was produced. This sonochemically produced TATB powder is lemon color in appearance and was analyzed to have the same explosive properties as reported in the literature. That is, it is insensitive to impact stimuli, and thermally stable. The median particle diameter of FP-TATB was calculated to be around 14 {mu}m, and the powder can be pressed to a density of 1.82 g/cm{sup 3} without a binder. The amination process is simple and requires neither the monitoring of the ammonia gas pressure nor the controlling of the reaction temperature during amination reaction, and we anticipate no problem in large scale production of FP-TATB.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 224266
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-96-971; CONF-9603150-1
ON: DE96009780; TRN: 96:002721
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- Resource Type:
- Conference
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Insensitive munitions technology symposium, San Diego, CA (United States), 19-21 Mar 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1996
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE; TATB; SYNTHESIS; STABILITY; ULTRASONIC WAVES; PARTICLE SIZE; SAFETY
Citation Formats
Lee, Kien-Yin. Sonochemical synthesis of 1,3,5-triamino-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene (TATB). United States: N. p., 1996.
Web.
Lee, Kien-Yin. Sonochemical synthesis of 1,3,5-triamino-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene (TATB). United States.
Lee, Kien-Yin. 1996.
"Sonochemical synthesis of 1,3,5-triamino-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene (TATB)". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/224266.
@article{osti_224266,
title = {Sonochemical synthesis of 1,3,5-triamino-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene (TATB)},
author = {Lee, Kien-Yin},
abstractNote = {The synthesis of 1,3,5-triamino-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene (TATB) from trichlorotrinitrobenzene (TCTNB) in toluene and ammonium hydroxide solution under the influence of ultrasonic waves was investigated. When the two-phase reaction mixture was irradiated with high intensity ultrasound at ambient temperature, fine-particle TATB (FP-TATB) was produced. This sonochemically produced TATB powder is lemon color in appearance and was analyzed to have the same explosive properties as reported in the literature. That is, it is insensitive to impact stimuli, and thermally stable. The median particle diameter of FP-TATB was calculated to be around 14 {mu}m, and the powder can be pressed to a density of 1.82 g/cm{sup 3} without a binder. The amination process is simple and requires neither the monitoring of the ammonia gas pressure nor the controlling of the reaction temperature during amination reaction, and we anticipate no problem in large scale production of FP-TATB.},
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year = {Wed May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1996},
month = {Wed May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1996}
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