Emulsion explosive composition
US4710248A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 21, 1986 |
| Grant date | Dec 1, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 21, 2006 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC06B47/145
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An emulsion explosive comprising substantially an immiscible discontinuous oxidizer-phase dispersed throughout a continuous fuel phase with a modifier comprising hydrophilic and lipophilic moieties wherein the hydrophilic moiety comprises a carboxylic acid group or a group capable of hydrolyzing to a carboxylic acid, the lipophilic moiety is a saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon chain, and wherein the emulsion composition pH is above 4.5.
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