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Water-in-oil emulsion explosive composition

Patent ·
OSTI ID:5998223
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A water-in-oil emulsion explosive composition is described. An emulsion composition is prepared consisting of 1) ammonium nitrate or a mixture of ammonium nitrate and the other inorganic oxidizer salts, 2) water, 3) oils and/or waxes, and 4) a sorbitan fatty acid ester surfactant. This emulsion is added to a mixture of nitromethane gelatinized product obtained by gelatinizing nitromethane with a gelatinizer and hollow microspheres. In place of hollow microspheres, bubbles formed by using a chemical foaming agent or the bubbles together with hollow microspheres may be used. 12 claims.
Assignee:
Nippon Oil and Fats Company, Ltd.
Patent Number(s):
US 4326900
OSTI ID:
5998223
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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02 PETROLEUM
023000 -- Petroleum-- Properties & Composition
090310* -- Inorganic Hydrogen Compound Fuels-- Properties-- (1976-1989)
10 SYNTHETIC FUELS
45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
450100 -- Military Technology
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& National Defense-- Chemical Explosions & Explosives
AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS
AMMONIUM NITRATES
BUBBLES
CARBOXYLIC ACID ESTERS
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
CHEMICAL EXPLOSIVES
COLLOIDS
DISPERSIONS
EMULSIFICATION
ESTERS
EXPLOSIVES
GELS
MICROSPHERES
NITRATES
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDIZERS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
SURFACTANTS