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Chemical conversion of energetic materials to higher value products
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Abstract
The objective of this project is to develop new and innovative solutions for the disposal of surplus energetic materials. Disposal through open burning/open detonation (OB/OD) is less attractive today due to environmental, cost and safety concerns. We are examining the use of military high explosives as raw materials for the production of higher value products useful in civilian and military applications. We have developed scenarios where Explosive D and TNT can be used as raw materials for industrial processes to produce higher value products. 1,2 The use of Explosive D as a precursor to picramide, an intermediate potentially useful for the production of many higher value products, is illustrated in Figure 1.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 324895
- Report Number(s):
- UCRL-JC-113394-Rev.2; CONF-980593-
ON: DE98057932; BR: YN0100000; CNN: W-7405-Eng-48
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Conference
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 1998 global demilitarization symposium and exhibition, Coeur d`Alene, ID (United States), 11-14 May 1998; Other Information: PBD: 1 May 1998
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE; CHEMICAL EXPLOSIVES; WASTE DISPOSAL; WEAPONS
Citation Formats
Mitchell, A. R., LLNL. Chemical conversion of energetic materials to higher value products. United States: N. p., 1998.
Web.
Mitchell, A. R., LLNL. Chemical conversion of energetic materials to higher value products. United States.
Mitchell, A. R., LLNL. 1998.
"Chemical conversion of energetic materials to higher value products". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/324895.
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