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US 5,670,739 AGranted
Two phase emulsion useful in explosive compositions
AssigneeNelson Brothers, Inc.
InventorsWilliam P. Patterson, David N. Self
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Abstract
Provided is a two phase emulsion which is useful in preparing explosive compositions. The two phase emulsion is comprised of a blend of two water in oil emulsions. The two phase emulsion is comprised of a continuous oil matrix in which ammonium nitrate micelles and water micelles both exist separately in stable fashion.
Claims6
An emulsion comprised of
- a continuous phase comprised of an oil,
- a first discontinuous phase comprised of an aqueous ammonium nitrate solution, and
- a second discontinuous phase, different from the first discontinuous phase, comprised of water, with the emulsion being stable and both discontinuous phases remaining separate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.