Nitrobenzene Dynamite

Nitrobenzene Dynamite. A Belg blasting powd, manufd at the turn of the century. It contained NG 86, NC 10 and NB 4%... 

As was mentioned above under the heading Ammonium Nitrate Historical", the use of AN in expls began about 1867 when Norr-bin Oh Is son patented their expl called "Ammoniakkrut 1 (Refs 2,3)- This expl consisted of AN in mixts with combustibles such as charcoal, sawdust, naphthalene, picric acid, NG or nitrobenzene. Nobel acquired the patent and soon introduced a new series of AN expls called "extra dynamites, examples of. which were 71/4/2/23—NG/collo-dian cotton/charcoal/AN and 25/1/12/62-NG/collodion cotton/charcoal/AN (Refs 52 94). AN has steadily increased in importance in the expl industry, especially in the "permissible expls used in coal mining. 

The value of AN as an explosive was recognized in 1867 when Ohlsson and Norr-bin patented a mixt of it with organic fuels such as charcoal, sawdust, naphthalene, nitrobenzene etc (Ref 49) These mixts were difficult to detonate until Nobel added NG to them. When unconfined, such mixes, called "extra dynamites could be burned without detonation if spread in a thin layer or if the end of the cartridge were ignited... 

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