Methods of making explosive compositions, and the resulting products
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1. A method of making explosive compositions comprising the steps of:
- mixing in aqueous solution an organic acid and a transition metal containing material which will react with said organic acids in said aqueous solution, said transition metal containing material selected from the group consisting of transition metals, transition metal compounds, and mixtures thereof to create a transition metal and organic acid reaction product salt;
drying the reaction product salt; and
thenmixing the dry reaction product salt with an inorganic oxidizer to produce explosive compositions.
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Abstract
An improved fuel composition suitable for use in explosive compositions is obtained by forming a reaction product of a transition metal or transition metal compound, preferably iron or iron oxide, with ascorbic or erythorbic acid. The improved fuel composition is combined in admixture with an inorganic oxidizing agent to produce an improved explosive composition. When the improved fuel composition is combined in admixture with potassium nitrate, an improved explosive composition suitable for use as a gunpowder having enhanced performance characteristics is obtained. Methods for making the fuel composition and the explosive composition are also disclosed.
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1. A method of making explosive compositions comprising the steps of:
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mixing in aqueous solution an organic acid and a transition metal containing material which will react with said organic acids in said aqueous solution, said transition metal containing material selected from the group consisting of transition metals, transition metal compounds, and mixtures thereof to create a transition metal and organic acid reaction product salt; drying the reaction product salt; and
thenmixing the dry reaction product salt with an inorganic oxidizer to produce explosive compositions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of making explosive compositions comprising the steps of:
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mixing in an aqueous solution an organic acid selected from the group consisting of ascorbic acid and erythorbic acid and an iron containing material which will react with said organic acid in such an aqueous solution, said iron containing materials selected from the group consisting of iron, iron oxides, iron hydroxides, iron alloys, and iron salts, and mixtures thereof to create an iron and organic acid reaction product salt; drying the iron and organic acid reaction product salt; and
thenmixing the dry reaction product salt with an inorganic oxidizer selected from the group consisting of potassium nitrate, ammonium nitrate and mixtures thereof to produce explosive compositions. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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