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Shale oil explosives

Patent ·
OSTI ID:6124973
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Ammonium nitrate shale oil explosives are provided which are effective, powerful, inexpensive, and safe. The explosives contain about 2% to 10% by weight shale oil and about 90% to 98% by weight ammonium nitrate. The shale oil can be whole shale oil or heavy shale oil containing from 0.1% to 65% by weight oil shale dust. The ammonium nitrate is preferably in the form of explosive grade ammonium nitrate prills.

Assignee:
Standard Oil Company Gulf Oil Corp.
Patent Number(s):
US 4475965
OSTI ID:
6124973
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Related Subjects

04 OIL SHALES AND TAR SANDS
040600* -- Oil Shales & Tar Sands-- Products & By-Products
45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
450100 -- Military Technology
Weaponry
& National Defense-- Chemical Explosions & Explosives
AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS
AMMONIUM NITRATES
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
BY-PRODUCTS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
CHEMICAL EXPLOSIVES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DECOMPOSITION
DUSTS
EMULSIFICATION
ENERGY SOURCES
EXPLOSIVES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
MATERIALS
MINERAL OILS
NITRATES
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
OIL SHALES
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PERFORMANCE TESTING
PRODUCTION
QUANTITY RATIO
RETORTING
SHALE OIL
TESTING