Chemical Attribution Signatures of Cyanogen Chloride from Commercial Sources

Abstract

Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate has expressed an interest in the discovery of chemical attribution signatures (CAS), which are used to provide a link between a given hazardous chemical and its source (i.e., a synthetic pathway or a commercial vendor). CAS are generally impurities present in a final product that are indicative of its source. Since 2005, the U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center Forensic Analytical Center members have performed purity analyses on >70 cylinders of cyanogen chloride (CK) procured from three different commercial vendors. This study provides CAS data that are relevant to the three vendors and also examines production differences in CK over time.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1020952

Entities

People

  • David B. Cullinan

Organizations

  • Edgewood Chemical Biological Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Carbon Tetrachloride
  • Chlorides
  • Cyanides
  • Data Analysis
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Detection
  • Gas Chromatography
  • Homeland Security
  • Hydrogen Cyanide
  • Impurities
  • Magnetic Resonance
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
  • Protective Equipment
  • Resonance
  • Spectra
  • Spectroscopy
  • Thermal Conductivity

Readers

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Cybersecurity.
  • Defense Technology Research and Development.