Ammonium nitrate/fuel oil blasting explosive having decreased oil segregation
US5041177A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 7, 1990 |
| Grant date | Aug 20, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 7, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC06B31/285
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An explosive composition comprising an explosive mixture of ammonium nitrate and fuel oil. The fuel oil is selected to provide an oil separation sufficiently low so that the explosive is detonatable. The fuel oil is also selected such that the viscosity of the explosive is sufficiently low so that the explosive may be loadable into a borehole. The explosive is substantially free of tackifying agents.
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