Preparation of explosives containing degradation products of ascorbic or isoascorbic acid
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1. A process for producing an explosive composition comprising the steps of:
- a. heating ascorbic acid or isoascorbic acid in the absence of a nitrate containing substance at a temperature between about 70°
C. and about 210°
C. until about 10 to about 100 percent of the acid is degraded, forming a degradation product; and
thenb. at a temperature of less than about 40°
C. mixing a nitrate-containing oxidization agent with said degradation product to form the explosive composition.
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A degradation product of ascorbic acid or isoascorbic acid obtained by heating the acid at a temperature between about 70° C. and about 210° C. until partial or complete decomposition of the acid occurs, useful in admixture with various nitrate-containing oxidation agents as an explosive and propellant material for a wide range of specific applications.
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1. A process for producing an explosive composition comprising the steps of:
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a. heating ascorbic acid or isoascorbic acid in the absence of a nitrate containing substance at a temperature between about 70°
C. and about 210°
C. until about 10 to about 100 percent of the acid is degraded, forming a degradation product; and
thenb. at a temperature of less than about 40°
C. mixing a nitrate-containing oxidization agent with said degradation product to form the explosive composition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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