Powdery Emulsion Explosive: A New Excellent Industrial Explosive
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- 5 March 2012
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Energetic Materials
- Vol. 30 (3) , 183-195
Abstract
Powdery emulsion explosive (PEE), a new powdery industrial explosive with perfect properties, has been made using an emulsification–spray drying technique. PEE is composed of 91–92.5 wt% ammonium nitrate (AN), 4.5–6 wt% organic fuels, and 1.5–1.8 wt% water. Due to its microstructure as a water-in-oil (W/O) emulsion and low water content, it has excellent detonation performance, outstanding water resistance, reliable safety, and good application compared with other industrial explosives, such as ammonite, emulsion explosives, and ANFO.Keywords
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