Abstract
Both TATP and HMTD could be phlegmatized by coprecipitation with active charcoal resulting in mixtures with a nominal content of 40 wt-% (d40-TATP) and 10 wt-% (d10-HMTD), respectively. In terms of impact and friction sensitivity for both peroxides a content of 40 wt-% resulted in >30 Nm impact sensitivity and >360 N friction sensitivity. Both phlegmatized peroxides passed the Koenen Tube and Thermal Stability Test according to the UN recommendation on the transport of dangerous goods test manual. Investigations with a process mass spectrometer indicate that d40-TATP can produce a saturated TATP headspace at least in the same time as the same amount of pure TATP. Measurements with the transpiration method demonstrated that the vapor pressure psat at 298.15 K of d40-TATP (2.3 Pa) and d32.7-TATP (0.9 Pa) is lower than that of pure TATP (6.7 Pa). Headspace SPME-GC/MS measurements revealed that the active charcoal does not contribute to the vapor profile of the training aid. Both d40-TATP and d10-HMTD were tested as training aids for explosive detection dog teams (EDD). In both differentiation track and realistic environment scenarios a detection rate of 100 % could be achieved by German Federal Police EDD with a false positive rate of solely 3 %.
Item Type: | Journal article |
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Faculties: | Chemistry and Pharmacy > Department of Chemistry |
Subjects: | 500 Science > 540 Chemistry |
ISSN: | 0721-3115 |
Language: | English |
Item ID: | 103070 |
Date Deposited: | 05. Jun 2023, 15:41 |
Last Modified: | 05. Jun 2023, 15:41 |