International Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

International Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Development of a Marking Composition Based on Nanoaluminum and Iron Ore Concentrate for Mixed Explosives and Their Subsequent Identification

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Dauren Baiseitov 1
Aigerim Akhinzhanova 2
Larissa Sassykova 2
Inga Avdonkina 3
Marat Tulepov 2
Indira Rassulova 2
1 Department of chemistry, Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University, Almaty, 050000, Kazakhstan
2 Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, 050040, Almaty, Kazakhstan
3 Communal State Institution Lyceum No9 named after Vladimir Savva, Zhambyl region, 080515, Kazakhstan
10.22034/ijnn.2024.1988651.2328
Abstract
   In this article, an experimental study of the methods for forming a marking composition based on nanoaluminum and iron ore concentrate for use as marking additives in mixed explosives was considered. The prepared marking composition consists of nanoaluminium - 95%, iron ore concentrate - 5%,  and according to X-ray spectral analysis the intense peaks of aluminum (97.62%), iron (0.89%), calcium (0.64%), manganese (0.05%), chromium (0.009%), titanium (0.01%), sulfur (0.78%) are visible. Two methods of introducing a marking composition based on nanoaluminium and iron ore concentrate into the composition of the explosive “Granulite M” were studied. The marking of mixed explosives with a powdered fine marking composition by the first method, in amounts sufficient for uniform distribution in the composition of the explosive (at least 2%), leads to a change in the formulation composition. When using the second method, instantaneous precipitation of particles of nanoaluminum and iron ore concentrate was observed. In industrial conditions, this will lead to the need for a device for mechanical mixing of containers with liquid petroleum products. Thus when using finely dispersed metals and their alloys for marking of mixed explosives, it is fundamentally possible, provided they are introduced into explosive compositions through a liquid combustible component with constant stirring for uniform distribution. It is expedient to identify explosives marked in this way by X-ray spectral analysis by the presence of certain metal markers, and the remains of fragments at the site of the explosion - by the presence of oxides of marker metals.
Keywords
Granulite M
Iron ore concentrate
Markers
Mixed explosives
Nanoaluminium
X-ray spectral analysis
Subjects
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International Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Volume 20, Issue 2
2024
Pages 91-102