Characterization of Solid and Liquid GB Samples Collected from M55 Rockets Processed at Anniston Chemical Agent Disposal Facility (ANCDF)

Abstract

The Program Manager, Assembled Chemical Weapon Alternatives (PM-ACWA), requested that the U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC) conduct a fall analytical characterization of a OB sample collected at the Anniston Chemical Agent Disposal Facility. The liquid and solid samples were collected from two warheads of the M55 Rockets. The Center developed and implemented an analysis plan using several analytical techniques including nuclear magnetic resonance, gas chromatography/mass spectrometry, inductively coupled mass spectrometry, light microscopy, density determination, viscometry, and differential scanning calorimetry. This report contains the details of the sampling and analysis activities and results of the characterization effort. This report is possibly the first in-depth study of the chemical and physical properties of GIB solids obtained from an operating disposal plant and a side-by-side comparison of the GB solids with laboratory synthesized standards.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA436447

Entities

People

  • Ann B. Butrow
  • Dennis K. Rohrbaugh
  • George Hondrogiannis
  • J. M. Lochner
  • John J. Loss
  • Patrice L. Abercrombie
  • Raymond J. Malecki
  • Steven D. Norman
  • Thomas E. Rosso
  • Yu-chu Yang

Organizations

  • Edgewood Chemical Biological Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemical Warfare Agents
  • Chemical Weapons
  • Chemistry
  • Crystal Lattices
  • Crystal Structure
  • Gas Chromatography
  • Heat Energy
  • Magnetic Resonance
  • Mass Spectrometers
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Measurement
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Physical Properties
  • Spectrometry
  • Standards

Readers

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Environmental Engineering.