Method for chemically inactivating energetic materials and forming a nondetonable product therefrom
AssigneeSandia Corporation
InventorMaher E. Tadros
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Abstract
A method for rendering nondetonble energetic materials, such as are contained in or removed from decommissioned ordnance. The energetic materials are either combined with epoxy hardener or are combined with other compounds, preferably amine compounds, to form a substance that functions as an epoxy hardener. According to the invention, energetic materials (including TNT, RDX and Composition B) that are treated according to the invention method yield a reaction product that is non-explosive, that serves to harden or cure conventional epoxy resin to form a stable, nonexplosive waste product. Epoxy hardener made using the method of the invention is also described.
Claims15
A method for rendering energetic materials non-explosive, comprising the steps of:
- mixing the energetic material with a reagent comprising an amine to form a reaction product, and
- combining the reaction product with epoxy resin.
A method for rendering energetic materials non-explosive, comprising the steps of:
- mixing the energetic material with a reagent comprising an epoxy curing agent comprising amine to form a reaction product.
A curing agent for epoxy resins prepared by a process comprising the step of:
- reacting energetic material with a reagent comprising amine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.