TY - JOUR
T1 - Extraction-based recovery of RDX from obsolete Composition B
AU - Kang, Hyewon
AU - Kim, Hyejoo
AU - Lee, Chang Ha
AU - Ahn, Ik Sung
AU - Lee, Keun Deuk
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 The Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
Copyright:
Copyright 2017 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2017/12/25
Y1 - 2017/12/25
N2 - Recovery of explosives from obsolete ammunition has been considered an eco-friendly alternative to conventional dumping or detonation disposal methods Composition B, made of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT), hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX), and paraffin wax, has been used as the main explosive filling in various munitions. It was selected as a model explosive for this study. TNT was extracted from Composition B by exploiting the different solubilities of TNT and RDX in acetonitrile. After removing paraffin wax by hexane washing, RDX was recovered from unused Composition B with a purity higher than 99% and a yield of 84%.
AB - Recovery of explosives from obsolete ammunition has been considered an eco-friendly alternative to conventional dumping or detonation disposal methods Composition B, made of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT), hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX), and paraffin wax, has been used as the main explosive filling in various munitions. It was selected as a model explosive for this study. TNT was extracted from Composition B by exploiting the different solubilities of TNT and RDX in acetonitrile. After removing paraffin wax by hexane washing, RDX was recovered from unused Composition B with a purity higher than 99% and a yield of 84%.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jiec.2017.07.036
DO - 10.1016/j.jiec.2017.07.036
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85027526513
VL - 56
SP - 394
EP - 398
JO - Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
JF - Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
SN - 1226-086X
ER -