Analytical process for detecting peroxide-, nitrate-, nitramine-, and nitrotoluene-based explosives
AssigneeChristian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel
InventorsRainer Herges, Morten Peters, Mike Brockmann
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Abstract
An analytical process for detecting compounds in a sample suspected of containing a peroxide-based compound, a nitrate-based compound, a nitrotoluene-based compound, or a nitramine-based compound includes treating the sample with a superbase and then contacting the sample with a composition. The composition includes or consists of a Ni-porphyrin and an acid and optionally an acid stable solvent.
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An analytical process for detecting compounds in a sample suspected of containing a peroxide-based compound, a nitrate-based compound, a nitrotoluene-based compound, or a nitramine-based compound, the process comprising treating the sample with a superbase and then contacting the sample with a composition, wherein the composition comprises or consists of a Ni-porphyrin and an acid.
An analytical process for detecting compounds in a sample suspected of containing a peroxide-based compound, the process comprising
- separating the sample into portions and contacting one of the portions with a first composition that comprises or consists of a Ni-porphyrin and a strong acid and contacting another portion of the sample with a second composition that comprises or consists of a Ni-porphyrin and a weaker acid,
- wherein the first composition is used to detect all peroxides, and the second composition is used to detect only hydrogen peroxide.
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