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Romana Korošec University of Ljubljana Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology Aškerčeva 5 1000 Ljubljana Slovenia

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Petra Kajič University of Ljubljana Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology Aškerčeva 5 1000 Ljubljana Slovenia

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P. Bukovec University of Ljubljana Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology Aškerčeva 5 1000 Ljubljana Slovenia

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Abstract  

The main component of an emulsion explosive is a water-in-oil emulsion consisting of a supersaturated ammonium nitrate (AN) water phase, finely dispersed in an oil phase. Quantitative determination of nearly all the components in a W/O emulsion is possible using thermogravimetry (TG) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Isothermal TG measurements enable determination of water content, while cycled DSC measurements allow the amount of ammonium nitrate to be determined. In the case that sodium nitrate (SN) is also added to AN as an oxidizing agent, it is necessary to quantitatively separate both salts from organic matter with diethyl ether. On the basis of the TG curve of the precipitated salts, the amount of AN can then be calculated, and that of SN is obtained from TG measurement of the original sample.

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Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry
Language English
Size A4
Year of
Foundation
1969
Volumes
per Year
1
Issues
per Year
24
Founder Akadémiai Kiadó
Founder's
Address
H-1117 Budapest, Hungary 1516 Budapest, PO Box 245.
Publisher Akadémiai Kiadó
Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Publisher's
Address
H-1117 Budapest, Hungary 1516 Budapest, PO Box 245.
CH-6330 Cham, Switzerland Gewerbestrasse 11.
Responsible
Publisher
Chief Executive Officer, Akadémiai Kiadó
ISSN 1388-6150 (Print)
ISSN 1588-2926 (Online)

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