Compositions and methods to detect illicit uses of fertilizers
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorJames Kweeder
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Abstract
Fertilizers may include one or more additives that render the fertilizer more resistant to further processing such as thermal processing and/or aqueous-based processing that may otherwise be employed in the attempt to produce explosive materials from the fertilizer. The one or more additives may include materials that increase the chances of detection by providing a visual or olfactory indication of further processing. The one or more additives may include materials that make further processing more difficult or dangerous.
Claims25
A fertilizer composition comprising:
- a fertilizer material;
- and
- at least one additive which, upon thermal or chemical processing of the fertilizer material to form an explosive material, provides a visual, olfactory or electronically detectable indicator that such thermal or chemical processing has occurred.
A method of making a fertilizer comprising combining a fertilizer material with at least one additive which, upon thermal or chemical processing of the ammonium nitrate containing fertilizer to form an explosive material, provides a visual, olfactory or electronic indicator that such thermal or chemical processing has occurred.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.