Formylglycerol dinitrate

The explosion of this mixture which was proposed by Vender [22] as an additive to nitroglycerine in the manufacture low-freezing dynamites produces approximately 90% of the explosive power of nitroglycerine. 

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Formylglycerol Dinitrate, Dinitroformin or Glyceryl Formate Di nitrate,... 

Formylglycerol Dinitrate was proposed by Dr Vezio Vender and used in Italy as an ingredient of low-freezing Dynamites (freezing below —20°). It is, however, more expensive than other antifreeze compds and has no advantage over them. Its mixt with NG(30 70) has 90% of the power of NG... 

See Formylglycerol Dinitrate or Formin Dinitrate, under Formylglycerol or Formin and Derivatives in this Vol, p F173-R... 

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