Method and device for conducting commercial blasting operations
AssigneeOrica International Pte Ltd
InventorsRichard John Goodridge, Steven Kotsonis, Michael Horne
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Abstract
A method of generating electricity which comprises forming a galvanic cell comprising two electrodes in contact with an ionic conductor, wherein the ionic conductor comprises an explosive composition or is derived from an explosive composition.
Claims22
A method of conducting a commercial blasting operation in which electricity required for operation of a device employed in the operation is generated by forming a galvanic cell comprising two electrodes in contact with an ionic conductor, wherein
- (i) the ionic conductor is an explosive composition being used in the commercial blasting operation or derived from an explosive composition being used in the commercial blasting operation,
- (ii) the explosive composition is an emulsion explosive comprising droplets comprising an electrolyte in a matrix of a fuel phase, and
- (iii) a demulsifier is contacted with emulsion explosive between the electrodes in order to produce an ionic conductor between the electrodes.
An electrical device for use in a commercial blasting operation, wherein the device comprises two electrodes and wherein electricity for powering the device is generated by forming a galvanic cell comprising the two electrodes in contact with an ionic conductor, wherein
- (i) the ionic conductor is an explosive composition being used in the commercial blasting operation or derived from an explosive composition being used in the commercial blasting operation,
- (ii) the explosive composition is an emulsion explosive comprising droplets comprising an electrolyte in a matrix of a fuel phase, and
- (iii) a demulsifier is contacted with emulsion explosive between the electrodes in order to produce an ionic conductor between the electrodes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.