IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE QUICK GUIDE CHEMICAL PRECURSORS Common Precursors Nitrate Based Explosives Peroxide Based Explosives Strong Sulfuric “Battery”-H2SO4 Nitroglycerine Glycerine Triacetone Acetone Acids (NG) + Triperoxide (TATP) Nitric-HNO3 Nitric Acid Sulfuric Acid Hydrogen Peroxide Hydrochloric Ethylene Glycol Ethylene Glycol Strong Acid “Muriatic”-HCI Dinitrate (EGDN) Nitric Acid+Sulfuric Acid Hexamethylene Hexamine Hydrogen Peroxide-H O 2 2 Methyl Nitrate Methyl Alcohol Triperoxide Hydrogen Peroxide Urea (Fertilizer 46-0-0) Diamine (HMTD) Citric Acid Acetone (Methanol) + Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK) Nitric Acid Sulfuric Acid Methyl Ethyl Methyl Ethyl Ketone Alcohol (Ethyl or Methyl) Urea Nitrate Urea Ketone Peroxide Hydrogen Peroxide (MEKP) Ethylene Glycol (Antifreeze) Nitric Acid Strong Acid Glycerin(e) (Glycerol) Nitrocotton Cotton Primary Explosives Hexamine (Camp Stove Tablets) (Gun Cotton) Nitric Acid+Sulfuric Acid Citric Acid (Sour Salt) Mercury Mercury Fulminate Nitric Acid CBRNEtechindex.com OXIDIZERS Oxidizer Names/Chemical Symbols Examples of Oxidizer Compounds Ammonium Perchlorate = NH CIO Perchlorate/CIO4 Nitrate/NO3 Iodate/IO3 4 4 Sodium Chlorate = NaCIO Chlorate/CIO3 Peroxide/O2 Chromate/CrO4 3 Calcium Hypochlorite = Ca(OCI) Hypochlorite/OCI Permanganate/MnO4 Dichromate/Cr2O7 2 Ammonium Nitrate = NH4NO3 Potassium Nitrate = KNO3 Cations Associated with Oxidizers Hydrogen Peroxide = H2O2 Barium Peroxide = BaO Sodium (Na) Calcium (Ca) Strontium (Sr) Silver (Ag) 2 Potassium Permanganate = KMnO Potassium (K) Ammonium (NH ) Lead (Pb) Hydrogen (H) 4 4 Lead Iodate = Pb(IO ) Barium (Ba) Lithium (Li) 3 2 Lithium Chromate = Li2CrO4.2H2O Potassium Dichromate = K2Cr2O7 Chlorates and peroxides can produce very sensitive and energetic explosions Open content via the U.S. Department of Justice FBI Bomb Data Center. FUELS Comparing products in the CBRNE realm Examples of Oxidizer Compounds Hydrocarbons Elemental “Hot” Fuels just got easier. Powdered Aluminum (Al) Gas Vaseline Introducing MRIGlobal’s Diesel (FO) Dextrin Metals Magnesium (Mg) new CBRNE Tech Index TM, Kerosene Shellac Magnalium (Mg/Al-50/50) Naphtha Rosin Zirconium (Zr) a comprehensive database Carbon Black Sawdust Copper (Cu) of Chemical, Biological, Charcoal Alcohol Phosphorus (P) Radiological, Nuclear, Sugar Ethylene Glycol Sulfur (S) and Explosive (CBRNE) Wax/Paraffin detection equipment. Antimony Trisulfide (Sb2S3) Energetic Hydrocarbons Visit CBRNEtechindex.com Nitrobenzene (NB) to view, compare and filter Nitromethane (NM) products according to Nitrocellulose (NC) dozens of technology categories. CBRNEtechindex.com EXPLOSIVE MIXTURES Common Oxidizers Nitrate Blends Chlorate/Perchlorate Blends ANFO Ammonium Nitrate (AN) Flash Powder Potassium Chlorate/ Sodium Chlorate-NaCIO3 Potassium Chlorate-KCIO Diesel Fuel (FO) Perchlorate 3 Aluminum Powder Ammonium Perchlorate-NH4CIO4 ANAI Ammonium Nitrate (AN) Calcium Hypochlorite-Ca(OCI) Magnesium Powder 2 Aluminum Powder (AI ) Sulfur Ammonium Nitrate (AN)-NH NO 4 3 ANS Ammonium Nitrate Potassium Nitrate (Saltpeter)-KNO Poor Man’s C-4 Potassium Chlorate 3 Sulfur Powder Hydrogen Peroxide-H O Vaseline 2 2 ANIS Barium Peroxide-BaO Ammonium Nitrate Armstrong’s Potassium Chlorate 2 Icing Sugar Mixture Red Phosphorus Potassium Permanganate-KMnO4 Black Potassium Nitrate Nitric Acid-HNO3 Powder Charcoal Liquid Blend Sulfur Hellhoffite Nitric Acid Nitrobenzene (NB) For information on how to Luke Barnes Evan Durnal list your CBRNE product with 816.326.5485 816.360.5466 CBRNE Tech Index contact: [email protected] [email protected].