SYSTEMATIC ANALYSIS OF EXPLOSIVE RESIDUES

• NCJ Number: 27172
• Journal: Journal of Forensic Sciences Volume: 20 Issue: 3 Dated: (JULY 1975) Pages: 431-454
• Author(s): A D BEVERIDGE; S F PAYTON; R J AUDETTE; A J LAMBERTUS; R C SHADDICK
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 24 pages
• Corporate Author: American Soc for Testing and Materials
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS STUDY PRESENTS A SCHEME FOR SYSTEMATIC ANALYSIS OF EXPLOSIVE RESUDIES ISOLATED BY PHYSICAL REMOVAL OR SOLVENT EXTRACTION.

Abstract

THE TECHNIQUES ARE A COMBINATION OF INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY, THIN-LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY, X-RAY DIFFRACTION, EMISSION SPECTROGRAPHY, MICROSCOPY, AND CHEMICAL SPOT TEST. APPLICATION TO RESIDUE ANALYSIS IS DEMONSTRATED BY TEST EXPLOSIONS USING BLACK POWDER, SINGLE AND DOUBLE BASE SMOKELESS POWDER, CHLORATE/SUGAR, DYNAMITE, C4 PLASTIC EXPLOSIVE, AND PETN-BASED (PENTAERYTHRITOL TETRANITRATE) DETONATING CORD.