Magnesium-Methanol Explosives

Aluminum (or Magnesium)-Methanol (or Water) Explosives. According to Shidlovskii (Ref l),mixts of Al and H40(2 3) or Mg and HjO( 1 1) are capable of combustion when subjected to intense heat. The Mg mixture can be detonated with a primer while the Al mixt cannot. The same investigator claimed (Ref 2) that on the basis of theoretical calcns of.heat evoln, mixtsof Mg or Al with H,0 or ales are potentially more powerful expls that the usual military materials, with.Mg-MeOH giving the max gas evoln. The tests were conducted in bombs or lead enclosures with tetryl detonators to set off the mixts of powdered metal and the liquid. All mixts tested were found to be powerful expls with Mg-HjO being most sensitive to shock, while Al-HjO and Mg-MeOH were less sensitive and required a booster... 

The explosive nature of mixtures of aluminum or magnesium with methanol or water is detailed. 

The reaction of magnesium and methanol to form magnesium methoxide and used to prepare dry methanol [1] is very vigorous, but often subject to a lengthy induction period. Sufficient methanol must be present to absorb the violent exotherm which sometimes occurs [2], Mixtures of powdered magnesium (or aluminium) and methanol are capable of detonation and are more powerful than military explosives [3],... 

TNB 4,4,4-Trinitrobutyraldehyde, Methanol, Sodium borohydride, Hydrochloric acid, Methylene chloride, Sodium bicarbonate, Magnesium sulfate Secondary high explosive... 

Explosive Mixture of Methanol-Water-Magnesium (or Aluminum). On the basis of theoretical ealens of heat of evolution -t the author concludes that mixts of Mg or Al with water or ales are potentially more powerful expls than the usual military materials with MeOH-Mg giving max gas evolution. The experiments were conducted in bombs or lead enclosures with Tetryl detonators to... 

Methanol (MeOH) [5i] Because commercial products are highly pure, they are applicable for most general purposes without purification. To remove water (300-1000 ppm) in commercial MeOH, it is distilled with a good fractionating column under the exclusion of moisture and the water content is reduced to 100 ppm. Then the distillate is twice distilled over metallic sodium (1-2 g 1 ) and the fraction within 0.01 °C of the boiling point is immediately used. In this case, water content is 0.5 ppm. Caution Anhydrous magnesium perchlorate is not suitable to dry MeOH danger of explosion ... 

Metal ammonium. See Ammonium Metal A310-R Metaldehyde. See under Acetaldehyde A14-R Methanol-Aluminum (or Magnesium) Explosives A155-L... 

Water(or Methanol)-Aluminum(or Magnesium) Explosives A155-L Waxi-Gr Test as conducted at the Spencer Chemical Co, Kansas City, Mo A354, Note c... 

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