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Explosives and Related Materials #22

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TechLord22 opened this issue Sep 11, 2022 · 0 comments
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Explosives and Related Materials #22

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These materials can be used for many purposes: be it combat or mining or something else altogether.

Production

Explosive Boosters

Picric Acid

Phenol (s) + Fuming Sulfuric Acid (aq) + Nitric Acid (aq) -> 10 Picric Acid (s)
C6H5OH (s) + H2SO4 (aq) + HNO3 (aq) -> C6H3N3O7 (s)
This reaction step is highly exothermic. Note that GT's phenol is liquid/aqeuous.

Tetryl

Aniline (l) + 2 Methanol (l) + Acid (catalyst) -> Dimethylaniline (l) + 2 Water (l)
C6H7N (l) + 2CH3OH (l) -> C6H5N(CH3)2 (l) + 2H2O (l)

Dimethylaniline (l) + 8 Nitration Mixture (aq) -> 10 Tetryl + 0.5 Ethylene (g) + 6 Dilute Sulfuric Acid (l)
C8H11N + 4HNO3 (aq) -> C7H5N5O8 (s) + 0.5 C2H4 (g) + 4H2O (l)

Detonators

Mercury Fulminate

Mercury (l) + 2 Nitric Acid (aq) + Ethanol (l) -> 7 Mercury (II) Fulminate (s) + 4 Water (l) + Oxygen (g)
Hg (l) + 2HNO3 (aq) + C2H5OH (l) -> Hg(CNO)2 (s) + 4H2O (l) + O (g)

TNT

Toluene (l) + 2 Nitration Mixture (aq) -> Mononitrotoluene (aka MNT) (l) + Dilute Sulfuric Acid (aq)
C7H8 (l) + HNO3 (aq) -> C7H7(NO2) (l) + H2O (l)

Mononitrotoluene (l) + Nitric Acid (aq) -> 3 Dinitrotoluene (aka DNT) (s) + Water (l)
C7H7NO2 (l) + HNO3 (aq) -> C7H6(NO2)2 (s) + H2O (l)

3 Dinitrotoluene (s) + Nitric Acid (aq) -> 4 Crude Trinitrotoluene (s) + Water (l)
C7H6(NO2)2 (s) + HNO3 (aq) -> C7H5(NO2)3 (s) + H2O (l)

Sulfur Dioxide (g) + 6 Sodium Hydroxide (s) -> 6 Sodium Sulfite (s) + Water (l)
SO2 (g) + 2NaOH (s) -> Na2SO3 (s) + H2O (l)

Sulfur Dioxide (g) + 6 Sodium Bicarbonate (soda ash) (s) -> 6 Sodium Sulfite (s) + Carbon Dioxide (g)
SO2 (g) + Na2CO3 (s) -> Na2SO3 (s) + CO2 (g)

Water (l) + 6 Sodium Sulfite (s) -> Sodium Sulfite Solution (aq)

2 Crude Trinitrotoluene (s) + Sodium Sulfite Solution (aq) -> Trinitrotoluene (aka TNT) (s) + Red Water (aq)

Red Water (aq) -> A Sodium Sulfite (s) + B Sodium Sulfate (s) + C Sodium Nitrate (s) + D Sulfonated Nitroaromatics (l)
This part of the process usually vaporizes the contained water, and then incinerates the residue for disposal.
A potential implementation of this step could be Red Water -> 5 Sodium Sulfite (loss) + Steam in a Dryer.

Nitroglycerin / Glyceryl Trinitrate

Glycerol (l) + 6 Nitration Mixture (aq) -> Nitroglycerine (l) + 4.5 Dilute Sulfuric Acid
C3H5(OH)3 (l) + 3HNO3 (aq) -> C3H5(NO3)3 (l) + 3H2O (l)

RDX - Research Department eXplosive / Hexogen

4 Ammonia (g) + 6 Formaldehyde (l) -> 12 Hexamine (s) + 6 Water (l) + 10 Hydrogen (g)
4NH3 (g) + 6CH2O (l) -> C6H2N4 (s) + 6H2O (l) + 10H (g)

12 Hexamine (s) + 4 Ammonium Nitrate (s) + 4 Nitric Acid (aq) -> 20 RDX (s) + Water (l) + 5 Oxygen (g)
C6H2N4 (s) + 2NH4NO3 (s) + 4HNO3 (aq) -> 2C3H6N6O6 (s) + H2O (l) + 5O (g)
This step is called the Brachmann Process.

HMX - Octogen / Tetrahexamine Tetranitramine

4 RDX (s) + Nitric Acid (aq) (catl) -> 3 HMX (s)
4C3H6N6O6 (s) -> 3C4H8N8O8 (s)

PETN - Pentraerythritol Tetranitrate

Acetaldehyde (l) + 3 Formaldehyde (l) + Calcium Hydroxide (s) (catl) -> Pentaerythrose (l)
CH3CHO (l) + 3CH2O (l) -> C5H10O4 (l)

Pentaerythrose (l) + Formaldehyde (l) -> 5 Pentraerythritol (s) + Carbon Monoxide (g)
C5H10O4 (l) + CH2O (l) -> C(CH2OH)4 (s) + CO (g)

5 Pentraerythritol (s) + 4 Nitric Acid (aq) -> 5 PETN (s) + 4 Water (l)
C(CH2OH)4 (s) + 4HNO3 (aq) -> C5H8(NO3)4 (s) + 4H2O (l)

Explosive D - Dunnite

10 Picric Acid (s) + Ammonia (g) -> 10 Explosive D (s)
C6H3N3O7 (s) + NH3 (g) -> C6H6N4O7 (s)

TATB - Triaminotrinitrobenzene

3 Methanol (l) + 1 Red Phosphorus Dust (s) + 3 Iodine (s) -> 3 Iodomethane (l) + Phosphorous Acid (aq)
3CH3OH (l) + 1/4 P4 (s) + 3I (s) -> 3CH3I (l) + H3PO3 (aq)

Unsymmetrical Dimethylhydrazine (UDMH, aka 1,1-dimethylhydrazine) (l) + Iodomethane (l) -> 4 1,1,1-trimethylhydrazinium Iodide (TMHI) (l)
H2NN(CH3)2 (l) + CH3I (l) -> H2NN(CH3)3I (s)

10 Explosive D (s) -> 2 Picramide (s) + Water (l)
C6H6N4O7 (s) -> C6H4N4O6 (s) + H2O (l)

4 TMHI (l) + 10 Explosive D (s) -> 10 TATB (s) + Iodomethane (l) + Ethane (g)
H2NN(CH3)3I (l) + C6H4N4O6 (s) -> C6H6N6O6 (s) + CH3I (l) + C2H6 (g)

HND - Hexanitrodiphenylamine

2-Nitrochlorobenzene + Nitric Acid (aq) -> 2,4-Dinitrochlorobenzene (l) + Water (l)
C6H4ClNO2 (l) + HNO3 (aq) -> C6H3Cl(NO2)2 (l) + H2O (l)

Chlorobenzene + 2 Nitric Acid (aq) -> 2,4-Dinitrochlorobenzene (l) + 2 Water (l)
C6H5Cl (l) + 2HNO3 (aq) -> C6H3Cl(NO2)2 (l) + 2H2O (l)

Aniline (l) + Dinitrochlorobenzene (l) + Sodium Carbonate (soda ash) (s) (catl) -> 6 Dinitrodiphenylamine (s) + Hydrochloric Acid (aq)
C6H5NH2 (l) + C6H3Cl(NO2)2 (l) + Na2CO3 (s) -> C12H9N(NO2)2 (s) + HCl (aq)

6 Dinitrodiphenylamine (s) + 4 Nitric Acid (aq) -> 10 HND (s) + 4 Water (l)
C12H9N(NO2)2 (s) + 4HNO3 -> C12H5N(NO2)6 (s) + 4H2O (l)

HND was found to be mutagenic.

Nitrocellulose - Flash Paper/String or Guncotton

Cellulose (s) + 3 Nitric Acid (aq) -> 10 Trinitrocellulose (s) + 3 Water (l)
C6H10O5 (s) + 3HNO3 (aq) -> C6H7(NO2)3O5 (s) + 3H2O (l)

TATP - Triacetone Triperoxide / APEX

Hydrogen Peroxide (l) + Acetone (l) -> TATP (s) + 3 Water (l)
3H2O2 (l) + 3C3H6O (l) -> C9H18O6 (s) + 3H2O (l)

FOX-7 - 1,1-diamino-2,2-dinitroethylene (DADNE)

Ethylene Glycol (l) + 2 Oxygen (g) + Silver (s) (catl) -> Glyoxal (l) + 2 Water (l)
C2H4(OH)2 (l) + 2O (g) -> C2H2O2 (l) + 2H2O (l)

Acetaldehyde (l) + Nitric Acid (aq) -> Glyoxal (l) + Nitrogen Dioxide (g) + 2 Hydrogen (g)
CH3CHO (l) + HNO3 (aq) -> C2H2O2 (l) + NO2 (g) + 2H (g)

Glyoxal (l) + 2 Ammonia (g) + Acetaldehyde (l) -> 12 2-Methylimidazole (s) + 3 Water (l)
C2H2O2 (l) + 2NH3 (g) + CH3CHO (l) -> C4H6N2 (s) + 3H2O (l)
This is a Radziszewski Reaction.

12 2-Methylimidazole (s) + 4 Nitration Mixture (aq) -> 2-(dinitromethylene)-4,5-imidazolidinedione (l) + 3 Dilute Sulfuric Acid
C4H6N2 (s) + 2HNO3 (aq) -> C4H2N4O6 (l) + 6H (g)

2-(dinitromethylene)-4,5-imidazolidinedione (l) + 2 Ammonia (g) -> 10 FOX-7 (s) + Ethylene (g) + 2 Nitric Oxide (g)
C4H2N4O6 (l) + 2NH3 (g) -> C2H4N4O4 (s) + C2H4 (g) + 2NO (g)

HNIW - CL-20 aka Hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane

Toluene (l) + 2 Chlorine (g) -> Benzyl Chloride (l) + Hydrochloric Acid (aq)
C7H8 (l) + 2Cl (g) -> C7H7Cl (l) + HCl (aq)
This step is a photochemical reaction.

Benzyl Chloride (l) + Ammonia (g) -> Benzylamine (l) + Hydrochloric Acid (aq)
C7H7Cl (l) + NH3 (g) -> C7H7NH2 (l) + HCl (aq)

6 Benzylamine (l) + 3 Glyoxal (l) + Formic Acid (aq) (catl) -> 1 Hexabenzyl Hexaazaisowurtzitane (s) + 6 Water (l)
6 C7H7NH2 (l) + 3 C2H2O2 (l) -> C48H48N6 (s) + 6H2O (l)

1 Hexabenzyl Hexaazaisowurtzitane (s) + 4 Acetic Anhydride (l) + Palladium (II) Acetate (s) (catl) -> 1 Tetraacetyl Hexaazaisowurtzitane (s) + 4 Ethylbenzene (l) + 4 Carbon Dioxide (g)
C48H48N6 (s) + 4C4H6O3 (l) -> C28H32N6O4 (s) + 4C8H10 (l) + 4CO2 (g)

Nitric Acid (aq) + Hydrofluoric Acid (aq) + 4 Boron Triflouride (s) -> 8 Nitronium Tetrafluoroborate (s) + Water (l)
HNO3 (aq) + HF (aq) + BF3 (s) -> NO2BF4 (s) + H2O (l)

Nitric Oxide (g) + Nitrogen Dioxide (g) -> Dinitrogen Trioxide (l)
NO (g) + NO2 (g) -> N2O3 (l)
This reaction is performed at 252K.

Water (l) + Dinitrogen Trioxide (l) -> 2 Nitrous Acid (aq)
H2O (l) + N2O3 (l) -> 2HNO2 (aq)

Nitrous Acid (aq) + Hydrofluoric Acid (aq) + 4 Boron Triflouride (s) -> 7 Nitrosyl Tetrafluoroborate (s) + Water (l)
HNO2 (aq) + HF (aq) + BF3 (s) -> NOBF4 (s) + H2O (l)

1 Tetraacetyl Hexaazaisowurtzitane (s) + 32 Nitronium Tetrafluoroborate (s) + 14 Nitrosyl Tetrafluoroborate (s) -> 32 HNIW (s) + 24 Boron Trifluoride (s) + 2 Ethylbenzene (l) + 2 Carbon Monoxide (g) + 4 Carbon (s)
C28H32N6O4 (s) + 4NO2BF4 (s) + 2NOBF4 (s) -> C6N12H6O12 (s) + 6HF (aq) + 6BF3 (s) + 2C8H10 (l) + 2CO (g) + 4C (s)

Flamethrowers

Fuel is usually Gasoline or Diesel, sometimes Creosote.
The fuel is propelled by compressed Nitrogen Gas.

Thermite

5 Hematite / Iron (III) Oxide + 2 Aluminium Dust -> 7 Iron Thermite (mixer)
(Fe2O3 + 2Al -> Fe + Al2O3)

6 Copper Oxide + 2 Aluminium Dust -> 8 Copper Thermite (mixer)
(3CuO + 2Al -> 3Cu + Al2O3)

9 Pyrolusite / Manganese Dioxide + 4 Aluminium Dust -> 13 Manganese Thermite (mixer)
(3MnO2 + 4Al -> 3Mn + 2Al2O3)

5 Chromium Trioxide + 2 Aluminium Dust -> 7 Chromium Thermite (mixer)
(Cr2O3 + 2Al -> 2Cr + Al2O3)

9 Silicon Dioxide + 4 Alunium Dust -> 13 Silicon Thermite (mixer)
(3SiO2 + 4Al -> 3Si + 2Al2O3)

Explosives

Any Explosive Booster + Any Detonator + TNT -> 4 TNT Sticks (forming press)
16 TNT Sticks -> 1 TNT Block (packager)

2 TNT + 3 RDX -> 5 Composition B (mixer)

9 RDX + 1 Polyisobutylene Pulp -> 10 Composition C-4 (mixer)

3 TNT + 2 Ammonium Nitrate -> 5 Amatol (mixer)

2 TNT + 3 Barium Nitrate -> 5 Baratol (mixer)

2 TNT + 2 RDX + 1 Aluminium Dust -> 5 Torpex (mixer)

4 TNT + 1 Aluminium Dust -> 5 Tritonal (mixer)

1 TNT + 4 RDX -> 5 Cyclotol (mixer)

1 TNT + 1 HMX -> 2 Octol (mixer)

1 TNT + 1 PETN -> 2 Pentolite (mixer)

1 TNT + 1 Tetryl -> 2 Tetryol (mixer)

3 TNT + 2 HND -> 5 Hexanite (mixer)

4 TNT + 4 RDX + 2 Aluminium Dust + 1 Tiny Nitrocellulose + 1 Tiny Calcium Chloride + 1 Tiny Calcium Silicate -> 10 HBX-1 (mixer)

3 PETN + 1 RDX + 1 Styrene-Butadiene Rubber Pulp -> 5 Semtex 2P (mixer)

9 Ammonium Nitrate + 100L Diesel/Kerosene -> 10 ANFO (mixer)

1 PETN -> 4 Detcord (compressor)

1 Nitrocellulose + 1 Wood Pulp + 1 Saltpeter/Potassium Nitrate/Sodium Nitrate + 100L Nitroglycerin -> 4 Gelingite aka Blasting Gelatin (mixer)

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picric_acid
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetryl
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury(II)_fulminate
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TNT
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitroglycerin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexamethylenetetramine
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RDX
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMX
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentaerythritol_tetranitrate
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunnite
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2,4,6-Trinitroaniline
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TATB
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2,4-Dinitrochlorobenzene
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexanitrodiphenylamine
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrocellulose
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glyoxal
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2-Methylimidazole
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0040402098006735?via%3Dihub
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FOX-7
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzyl_chloride
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzylamine
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitronium_tetrafluoroborate
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinitrogen_trioxide
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrous_acid
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrosonium_tetrafluoroborate
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/jo00237a043
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petroleum_Warfare_Department
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermite
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetone_peroxide
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Blast_Explosive
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANFO
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gelignite
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