Degradation of Triacetone Triperoxide (TATP) Using Mechanically Alloyed Mg/Pd

    Authors

    R. L. F. Albo; T. Legron; M. J. Gittings; M. R. Elie; E. H. Saitta; M. E. Sigman; C. L. Geiger;C. Clausen

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    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

    WOS:000277343400003

    ISSN

    0721-3115

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