Title
Degradation of Triacetone Triperoxide (TATP) Using Mechanically Alloyed Mg/Pd
Abbreviated Journal Title
Propellants Explos. Pyrotech.
Keywords
Degradation; Mg/Pd; TATP; MASS-SPECTROMETRY; DECHLORINATION; IONIZATION; Chemistry, Applied; Engineering, Chemical
Abstract
A heterogenous catalytic system consisting of mechanically alloyed Mg/Pd particles has been used to degrade the peroxide explosive, triacetone triperoxide (TATP). The degradation of the TATP with the Mg/Pd particles (half life of 1.2 x 10(1) mm) was compared to the degradation with microscale Mg particles (half life of 1.7 x 10(3) min) and 10% Pd on activated carbon (half life of 8.7 x 10(2) min). Combining the Mg and Pd on carbon (Pd/C) through a mechanical alloying process is shown to produce reactive particles that can be used to degrade TATP. The major product of the degradation of TATP with mechanically alloyed Mg/Pd particles was acetone. A material balance for carbon was also calculated for the degradation reaction with 94 +/- 5% (mean +/- standard deviation) of the TATP carbons accounted for in the production of acetone.
Journal Title
Propellants Explosives Pyrotechnics
Volume
35
Issue/Number
2
Publication Date
1-1-2010
Document Type
Article
Language
English
First Page
100
Last Page
104
WOS Identifier
ISSN
0721-3115
Recommended Citation
"Degradation of Triacetone Triperoxide (TATP) Using Mechanically Alloyed Mg/Pd" (2010). Faculty Bibliography 2010s. 6939.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2010/6939
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