Analysis of RDX and HMX in Admixture by Single-Sweep Polarography.

Abstract

This report presents and describes a new polarographic analytical procedure that should prove useful in the direct analysis of RDX and HMX in admixture. The single-sweep technique is rapid and sensitive to about 50 parts-per-billion of either RDX or HMX alone or in admixture in effluent for natural water. The method can also be used to analyze for HMX as an impurity in manufactured RDX or for RDX that may be present in manufactured HMX. A determination can be made in 5 min on a 2-ml aliquot of water to within + or - 10% of the actual amount of explosive present. No separation or concentration of the explosives from the water sample is needed prior to the analysis in most cases. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA033293

Entities

People

  • Gerald C. Whitnack

Organizations

  • Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acids
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Buffers (Chemistry)
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Detectors
  • Explosives
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Organic Compounds
  • Polarographic Analysis
  • Rdx
  • Standards

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  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Rocket Propulsion.