Preparation of a Spherical Morphology of Tetranitroglycoluril (TNGU)

Abstract

A new, spherical morphology of tetranitroglycoluril (TNGU) has been prepared from the solvent, anti-solvent interaction of nitric acid and dichloromethane. This spherical morphology is significantly less sensitive to impact, friction, and static discharge than TNGU as isolated according to literature methods. The spheres averaged in size approximately 3 and appear to be uniform in size by scanning electron microscopy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2014
Accession Number
ADA602266

Entities

People

  • Joseph E. Banning
  • William M. Sherrill

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acids
  • Anhydrides
  • Electron Microscopy
  • Electrons
  • Explosives
  • Friction
  • High Explosives
  • Literature
  • Magnetic Resonance
  • Materials
  • Microscopy
  • Military Research
  • Mixing
  • Nitric Acid
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
  • Scanning
  • Scanning Electron Microscopy

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