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AP from table salt. Not in my case.
Do you adjust the pH? IIRC, you need to keep it slightly acidic (usually by periodically adding hydr ...
1-10-2021 at 12:47
by: Microtek
Chlorate and benzoate mixture initiation power
Black powder has been used for initiating NG, so I'm quite sure this mix could initiate sensitive se ...
10-9-2021 at 01:14
by: Microtek
DIY Low Temperature Refractory Plaster/Cement?
Do you have any sort of references documenting problems with Al-compounds? Al-salts are found in sea ...
10-8-2021 at 03:32
by: Microtek
Why are sulfuric acid ratios the same for nitrate salt and nitric acid?
Apart from the lower viscosity, another advantage to HNO3/H2SO4 over XNO3/H2SO4 is that the sulfuric ...
9-8-2021 at 22:52
by: Microtek
Thermite Heat Whille Mixing
Another possibility if you were using a wet electrolytic process for the iron oxide, is that you ina ...
16-7-2021 at 23:46
by: Microtek
Fact Check-Smokeless Gunpowder from Scratch
I agree that nitroglycerine would be just as easy as NC. NG is not nearly as sensitive as some ficti ...
3-6-2021 at 02:57
by: Microtek
Comparison between Keto RDX;RDX;PETN
Was the explosives compared based on weight or volume? Equal weight is probably the most obvious, bu ...
1-6-2021 at 01:27
by: Microtek
Best books on energetic materials?
Depending on how much experience you have I would suggest COPAE (Chemistry of Powders and Explosives ...
31-5-2021 at 12:41
by: Microtek
Nitrotetrazolate 2N-oxide
I've been wondering about this too. Maybe its used as a phase transfer catalyst for getting the prod ...
9-4-2021 at 02:44
by: Microtek
Successful Synthesis of 1-Amino-3-nitroguanidine Nitrate
Aluminum will react with the reaction products of the detonation, since it is much more electroposit ...
25-1-2021 at 11:22
by: Microtek
shock sensitive mixtures of KNO3
KNO3 and red phosphorus is friction sensitive enough to be set off by firm action of ceramic pestle ...
10-12-2020 at 01:23
by: Microtek
What makes a substance capable of detonation?
As you point out yourself with azides, a redox reaction is not mandatory. Your second point is a muc ...
6-12-2020 at 23:47
by: Microtek
Single component rocket fuels
If you wan't (almost) single component, I would suggest that you look up the Jetex model rocket moto ...
2-11-2020 at 13:51
by: Microtek
erythritol tetranitrate recrystallization
Esterifications like this O-nitration of erythritol are equilibrium reactions, so adding water (one ...
30-9-2020 at 22:05
by: Microtek
HMX via nitrolysis of DPT
50C, just like the urea method. I think this is a temperature sweetspot that is high enough that the ...
28-9-2020 at 07:19
by: Microtek
HMX via nitrolysis of DPT
I find that 5-10 minutes is plenty for purging the NOx from the nitric. As you have noted, you do lo ...
25-9-2020 at 09:32
by: Microtek
Swarm ideas needed: Many chemicals but little time: What's the most amazing stuff to make within one day?
I would suggest a safer primary as a first step, since any exotic HE you decide to make will need to ...
20-7-2020 at 12:54
by: Microtek
New ETN Synthesis
The second test looks better IMO. I think you should consider the possibility that the detonator is ...
15-7-2020 at 11:49
by: Microtek
New ETN Synthesis
With that much HE, you should have spalling on the back side, if the charge went properly high order ...
14-7-2020 at 01:03
by: Microtek
how to predict performance of a propellant in relation to another propellant
If you wanted to use the ideal gas law, you would need the number of moles of gas in the barrel. Thi ...
27-6-2020 at 11:05
by: Microtek
PETN and RDX doubts
Your questions reveal many fundamental errors in your understanding. You should read through some of ...
16-6-2020 at 02:26
by: Microtek
Stability of picric Acid (Trinitrophenol)
Be sure to distinguish between (chemical) stability and sensitivity to external stimuli. Picric acid ...
30-5-2020 at 14:16
by: Microtek
Plasticiser question.
That paper seems pretty amateurish (for instance, they do not specify what kind of "carbon-based sol ...
18-5-2020 at 22:43
by: Microtek
Recycling sulfuric acid from ETN synthesis
I'm talking about this:

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/headlines/security/20190222STO2840 ...
14-5-2020 at 10:56
by: Microtek
Recycling sulfuric acid from ETN synthesis
To everyone wondering why OP doesn't just buy large amounts of concentrated sulfuric instead of recy ...
13-5-2020 at 08:20
by: Microtek
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