Storage stable nitroglycerin
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
InventorH. William Voigt
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Abstract
A liquid epoxy plasticizer is added to a bulk quantity of nitroglycerin to ender the same stable in storage and to enhance its safety relative explosion.
Claims4
In an improved nitroglycerin fluid which is stable for large bulk storage, the improvement consisting essentially of the incorporation in said nitroglycerin of a soluble liquid inert epoxy plasticizer selected from the group consisting of:
- A. The condensation product of epichlorohydrin and bisphenol A,
- B. Pentaerythritol tetraepoxy stearate,
- C. Epoxidized soybean oil,
- D. Glyceryl triepoxy acetoxy stearate,
- E. Epoxidized linseed oil,
- F. Butyl ester of epoxidized linseed oil, and
- G. Epoxidized octyl tallate
- said liquid plasticizer is present in an amount between about 0.24 and about 5.0 percent by weight.
In an improved process of rendering a nitroglycerin fluid stable for large bulk storage, the improvement consisting essentially of dissolving a soluble inert liquid epoxy plasticizer in said nitroglycerin, said liquid plasticizer selected from the group consisting of
- A. The condensation product of epichlorohydrin and bisphenol A,
- B. Pentaerythritol tetraepoxy stearate,
- C. Epoxidized soybean oil,
- D. Glyceryl triepoxy acetoxy stearate,
- E. Epoxidized linseed oil,
- F. Butyl ester of epoxidized linseed oil, and
- G. Epoxidized octyl tallate
- said liquid plasticizer dissolved in an amount between about 0.25 and about 5.0 percent by weight.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.