Acute Toxicity of a Mixed Amine Fuel

Abstract

A mixed amine fuel, MAF-1, has recently been proposed as a candidate liquid rocket propellant. It is composed of three compounds in the following proportions by weight: 1,1-dimethyl hydrazine (UDMH) 50.5%, diethylene triamine (DETA) 40.5%, and acetonitrile 9.0%. Range-finding inhalation and cutaneous toxicity studies of MAF-1 were initiated to determine and compare the toxicity of the fuel with those of the separate components. Data from these experiments might indicate whether present safety precautions based on the toxicity of the individual components are adequate for the safe handling of MAF-1.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1959
Accession Number
AD0846929

Entities

People

  • Maurice H. Weeks
  • Sidney Rothberg
  • Theodore O. Downing

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acetonitrile
  • Amine Fuels
  • Biomedical Research
  • Boiling
  • Boiling Point
  • Central Nervous System
  • Central Nervous System Stimulants
  • Chemical Warfare
  • Fuels
  • Government (Foreign)
  • Governments
  • Irritation
  • Liquid Propellants
  • Liquid Rocket Propellants
  • Materials
  • Molecular Weight
  • Nervous System
  • Nitriles
  • Propellants
  • Rocket Propellants
  • Tissues
  • Toxicity
  • Vapor Pressure

Readers

  • Game Theory.
  • Rocket Propulsion.
  • Toxicology/Environmental Toxicology