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Analysis Of Improvised Explosives By Electrospray Ionization - Mass Spectrometry And Microfluidic Techniques, Inge Corbin
Analysis Of Improvised Explosives By Electrospray Ionization - Mass Spectrometry And Microfluidic Techniques, Inge Corbin
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Improvised explosives may be based on smokeless gunpowder, fertilizers, or inorganic oxidizers such as nitrate (NO3-), chlorate (ClO3-), and perchlorate (ClO4-) salts.
Identification is a priority for the military and law enforcement but due to their varying physical properties and complexity, identification can be challenging. Consequently, three methods have been developed to aid in presumptive and confirmatory detection.
Smokeless powder contains plasticizers, stabilizers, dyes, opacifiers, flash suppressants, and other compounds. Identification of these additives can narrow down or identify the brands of smokeless powder used in a device. Fourteen organic smokeless powder components were identified by capillary electrochromatography (CEC) using …