2018-07-30 at 2:30 AM UTC
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coward
[the spuriously bluish-lilac bushman]
Trinitrotoluene (/ˌtraɪˌnaɪtroʊˈtɒljuiːn/; TNT), or more specifically 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene, is a chemical compound with the formula C6H2(NO2)3CH3. In industry, TNT is produced in a three-step process. First, toluene is nitrated with a mixture of sulfuric and nitric acid to produce mononitrotoluene (MNT). The MNT is separated and then renitrated to dinitrotoluene (DNT). In the final step, the DNT is nitrated to trinitrotoluene (TNT) using an anhydrous mixture of nitric acid and oleum. Nitric acid is consumed by the manufacturing process, but the diluted sulfuric acid can be reconcentrated and reused. After nitration, TNT is stabilized by a process called sulfitation, where the crude TNT is treated with aqueous sodium sulfite solution to remove less stable isomers of TNT and other undesired reaction products.
2018-07-30 at 2:32 AM UTC
Originally posted by S6x
oh so TNT is black powder and Dynamite is Nitro based? I thought it was the other way around
black powder isnt an explosive. its a deflagrant. meaning it doesnt explode...it burns really really really really really fast.
'real' black powder is charcoal, sulfur, and a nitrate of some sort.
TNT and nitroglycerine are made basically the same way, with TNT being made from toluene and nitroglycerine being made from glycerine. nitroglycerine is easier to make.
nitroglycerine tends to explode at inconvenient times so nobel decided to mix it with an absorbent which made it more controllable...making dynamite. it was/is popular because its cheap.
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2018-07-30 at 2:35 AM UTC
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Just imagine being the poor delivery guys hauling in a big load of nitro over rough terrain.
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2018-07-30 at 3:43 AM UTC
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coward
[the spuriously bluish-lilac bushman]
I guess you wouldn't tell your horses whooooaaa when carrying a shipment.
2018-08-09 at 8:19 PM UTC
Originally posted by Cootehill
Did your wikipedia subscription expire?
did you miss the thread in which I stated we have lost the art to just ask some beyond basic question on this forum as we did during the dialup days?
yes I can go look it up. but I'm here and this is where I can get a response for conversation.
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2018-08-09 at 8:52 PM UTC
cupocheer
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Hello, Kitty.
What did you want to talk about 6?