Extraction-based recovery of RDX from obsolete Composition B

Hyewon Kang; Hyejoo Kim; Chang Ha Lee; Ik Sung Ahn; Keun Deuk Lee

doi:10.1016/j.jiec.2017.07.036

Extraction-based recovery of RDX from obsolete Composition B

Hyewon Kang, Hyejoo Kim, Chang Ha Lee, Ik Sung Ahn, Keun Deuk Lee

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

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Recovery of explosives from obsolete ammunition has been considered an eco-friendly alternative to conventional dumping or detonation disposal methods Composition B, made of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT), hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX), and paraffin wax, has been used as the main explosive filling in various munitions. It was selected as a model explosive for this study. TNT was extracted from Composition B by exploiting the different solubilities of TNT and RDX in acetonitrile. After removing paraffin wax by hexane washing, RDX was recovered from unused Composition B with a purity higher than 99% and a yield of 84%.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	394-398
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
Volume	56
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiec.2017.07.036
Publication status	Published - 2017 Dec 25

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