Pentaerythritol tetranitrate manufacture

Refs 1) Anon, Process for the Manufacture of Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate Monoacrylate and Petrin Acrylate Propellants , Rohm Haas Co, Redstone Are, Ala (12 March 1956) 2) R.F. 

Uses. In the manufacture of pentaerythritol tetranitrate alkyd resins in surface-coating compositions pentaerythritol triacrylate and protective coatings insecticides pharmaceuticals... 

Secondary explosives, or high explosives, are generally less sensitive to heat and shock than primary explosives and are therefore safer to manufacture, transport, and handle. Most secondary explosives will simply burn rather than explode when ignited in air, and most can be detonated only by the nearby explosion of a primary initiator. Among the most common secondary explosives are nitroglycerin, trinitrotoluene (TNT), pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN), and RDX. 

Tricthylene glycol dinitrate Manufacture of pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN) Purification of PETN References... 

Pentaerythritol is used as a raw material for the explosive known as pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN). The most important end-use of pentaerythritol is in the manufacture of alkyd resins, in competition with glycerol. Due to its higher alcohol functionality, pentaerythritol gives alkyds somewhat better properties over glycerol. Other important end-uses include pentaerythritol resin esters used as floor-polish, fire-retardant, high pressure lubricants. Pentaerythritol is also used to produce chlorinated polyethers by the following reactions ... 

Lott et al. [106] report on the successful differentiation between different sources of pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN), RDX, cyclotetramethylene tetra-nitramine (HMX), and AN. The effect of using different raw materials and different manufacturing processes on the isotopic composition of the product was evaluated. The batch-to-batch and lot-to-lot variations of these explosives were also assessed. 

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