Nitroglycerine Patents (Class 149/51)
With other explosive or thermic compound (Class 149/52)
With vegetable matter component (Class 149/54)
  • Explosive compound comprising ammonium nitrate and glycine
    Patent number: 4746380
    Abstract: The invention relates to a new explosive compound which is an associated compound of ammonium nitrate and glycine and also includes explosive composition containing this compound.The compound ANGC is prepared by a crystallization process preferably effected by cooling a melt or saturated solution containing ammonium nitrate and glycine.ANGC is especially advantageous as an ingredient of low water content emulsion explosive compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 24, 1988
    Assignee: Imperial Chemical Industries PLC
    Inventors: John Cooper, Vladmir Sujansky
  • Nitric ester explosive compositions
    Patent number: 4507161
    Abstract: This invention concerns a dynamite type explosive composition which comprises at least one liquid explosive nitric ester and an emulsion composition comprising an oxygen-releasing salt phase, an organic phase and an emulsifier. The invention provides dynamite type compositions in which the amount of liquid explosive nitric ester can be significantly reduced without adversely affecting the performance and physical properties of the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1984
    Date of Patent: March 26, 1985
    Assignee: ICI Australia Limited
    Inventors: Vladimir Sujansky, Sergio Tribuzio, Jolanta Paull
  • Particulate high explosive of NH.sub.4 NO.sub.3 - CaSO.sub.4 - sensitizer
    Patent number: 3959044
    Abstract: Particulate high explosives containing ammonium nitrate and organic or inorganic ammonium nitrate sensitizers are disclosed along with methods of producing the same. The sensitizers, comprising sulfur, metals, carbonaceous material and combinations of these, are dispersed throughout each particle in intimate association with the ammonium nitrate by suspension in a layer of ammonium nitrate-calcium sulfate reaction product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1975
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1976
    Assignee: Union Oil Company of California
    Inventor: Donald C. Young