Liquid chromatographic determination of HMX and RDX in PBX 9404. Progress report, July--September 1975

Technical Report · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1975

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/7368406· OSTI ID:7368406

MacDougall, C S; McGaugh, G E

A high speed liquid chromatographic method for determining HMX and RDX in PBX 9404 has been developed. A 300 mg sample of explosive is dissolved in 100 ml acetone, and a 40 ..mu..l aliquot of the solution is then injected into an LC system using a 2 m Corasil II column and a 30 percent paradioxane--70 percent cyclohexane carrier at 0.7 ml/min flow rate. The separated HMX and RDX components are measured with a differential UV-detector. The amounts of HMX and RDX are then calculated from measured peak areas. Analyses of standards show recovery of HMX to be 99.7 +- 0.4 percent and RDX is 99.7 +- 0.9 percent recovered. Binder and plasticizer components do not interfere in the analysis. (auth)

• Research Organization: Mason and Hanger-Silas Mason Co., Inc., Amarillo, Tex. (USA)
• OSTI ID: 7368406
• Report Number(s): MHSMP-75-400
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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