Oxley Jimmie C, Smith James L, Huang Jiaorong, Luo Wei
Chemistry Department, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881, USA.
J Forensic Sci. 2009 Sep;54(5):1029-33. doi: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2009.01130.x.
Chemicals containing multiple peroxide functionalities, such as triacetone triperoxide (TATP), diacetone diperoxide (DADP), or hexamethylene triperoxide diamine (HMTD), can be explosive. They are impractical and are not used by legitimate military groups because they are shock and heat sensitive compared to military explosives. They are attractive to terrorists because synthesis is straightforward, requiring only a few easily obtained ingredients. Physical removal of these synthesis products is highly hazardous. This paper discusses methods to degrade peroxide explosives chemically, at room temperature. A number of mixtures containing metals (e.g., zinc, copper) and metal salts (e.g., zinc sulfate, copper chloride) were found effective, some capable of destroying TATP solutions in a few hours. Strong acids proved useful against solid peroxide materials; however, on a 1 g scale, addition of concentrated sulfuric acid caused TATP to detonate. Thus, this technique should only be used to destroy small-laboratory quantities.
含有多个过氧化物官能团的化学品，如三丙酮三过氧化物（TATP）、二丙酮二过氧化物（DADP）或六亚甲基三过氧化二胺（HMTD），可能具有爆炸性。它们不实用，合法军事组织也不会使用，因为与军用炸药相比，它们对冲击和热敏感。它们对恐怖分子具有吸引力，因为合成过程简单，只需要几种容易获得的成分。物理去除这些合成产物极具危险性。本文讨论了在室温下化学降解过氧化物炸药的方法。发现许多含有金属（如锌、铜）和金属盐（如硫酸锌、氯化铜）的混合物是有效的，有些能够在几小时内破坏TATP溶液。强酸被证明对固态过氧化物材料有用；然而，在1克的规模上，加入浓硫酸会导致TATP爆炸。因此，这项技术仅应用于销毁小实验室量的样品。
