[Jewelry making - Article 00169] - Re: [Orchid] Cleaning a file

[Alden & Glenda Blood]

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    Hello Howard;

    There would be no problem with producing an explosive with the 7:3
    parts water to sulfuric acid plus 1 part nitric acid mixture and a
    hydrocarbon grease. You could, of course, get in trouble by pouring
    the water into the sulfuric acid rather than the other way around. It
    is important to pour the acid into the water slowly with good mixing
    and plenty of cooling. A lot of heat is liberated!  The types of
    explosives you list are made by nitrating compounds that have
    hydroxyl groups (i.e.: alcohol group, -OH). The acids used are red
    fuming nitric acid and Oleum (fuming sulfuric acid). Water is
    liberated when the nitric acid reacts with the hydroxyl group.  The
    fuming sulfuric acid contains sulfur trioxide which reacts with the
    water formed to produce more sulfuric acid. Nitration will not
    proceed to any extent in the presence of water. 

Captain Blood
"Marlinespike Seamanship in Precious Metals"
mariner AT tgtel.com


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