An Infrared Spectroscopic Study of the Vapor Adsorption of Nitroglycerin and Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate on Chrysotile Asbestos

Abstract

The Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) is developing technologies for the safe, economically advantageous, and environmentally benign assessment, decontamination, and disposal of excess energetic material (EM) processing buildings at U.S. Army Ammunition Plants. Because of a lack of information regarding the possible interactions between asbestos-containing building materials and EMs, CERL began research efforts to determine the nature and extent of adsorption of common energetic compounds on chrysotile asbestos. The adsorption of the nitrate esters, nitroglycerin (NG) and pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN), on chrysotile were selected for this initial study. Infrared spectroscopy was used as the principal analytical probe.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA382665

Entities

People

  • Angelo Deguzman
  • Bryan Berger
  • Donald M. Cropek
  • Michelle J. Hanson
  • Roger L. Schneider

Organizations

  • Engineer Research and Development Center

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Energetic Materials
  • Engineering
  • Explosives
  • Industrial Hygiene
  • Infrared Spectroscopy
  • Liquid Explosives
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Science
  • Measurement
  • Nitroglycerin
  • Petn
  • Silicates
  • Sorption
  • Spectroscopy

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