TNT Purification Studies.

Abstract

This report describes laboratory studies of the purification of crude 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) using ammonium sulfite and magnesium sulfite hexahydrate. The magnesium sulfite hexahydrate purification process produces acceptable TNT, but the TNT produced using ammonium sulfite has low set points. From laboratory studies, the red water resulting from the purification of TNT using magnesium sulfite hexahydrate can be easily concentrated and the magnesium sulfite hexahydrate recovered for recycling into the TNT purification system.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA109719

Entities

People

  • E. E. Gilbert
  • J. R. Spencer
  • R. A. Mundy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acids
  • Ammunition
  • Crystallization
  • Energetic Materials
  • Engineering
  • Explosives
  • Exudation
  • Filters
  • Hydroxides
  • Magnesium Compounds
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Mixtures
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Production Engineering
  • Reaction Time
  • Separators

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  • Aquatic Ecology
  • Explosive Engineering.