Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Analysis of Total TNT Concentration in NESST Formulations.

Abstract

The method is presented for the accurate determination of trinitrotoluene (TNT) concentration in NESST (nonhazardous explosive for security training and testing) samples. The technique involves chloroform solvent extraction of sand adsorbed TNT, followed by quantitative analysis using liquid state carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). The concentration of TNT is determined by comparison of integrated peak intensities using an appropriate reference compound. Samples # KTN-01-AA and # N-01-AA were found to contain 7.1 +/- 0.2% TNT and 5.3 +/- 0.2% TNT, respectively.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 14, 1997
Accession Number
ADA323813

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  • Kenneth J. Mcgrath

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  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acetonitrile
  • Chemical Shifts
  • Chemistry
  • Chloroform
  • Data Acquisition
  • Explosives
  • Extraction
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  • Filters
  • Intensity
  • Magnetic Resonance
  • Materials
  • Nitriles
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
  • Paper
  • Relaxation Time
  • Resonance

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