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US4039361A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Dry blasting agents

Assignee: Indian Explosives Ltd
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Filing: 1975-12-16
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Granted: 1977-08-02
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Expires: 1995-12-16
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Abstract

Abstract This invention describes a method of preparation of sensitized dry blasting agents comprising a mixture of granular/powder ammonium nitrate with or without Sodium Nitrate, Potassium Nitrate, Calcium Nitrate, etc. fuel(s), and at least one sensitizer. The aid sensitizer is selected from the group comprising nitrate, chlorate, perchlorate and an organic derivative of a metal, which can exhibit variable valency and whose oxides and hydroxides are weakly basic in nature, e.g., iron, cobalt, nickel, chromium, copper, lead, etc. Unlike the dry blasting agents known in prior art, the sensitized dry blasting agents can be detonated in small diameter boreholes with a generally available low strength detonator or specially made powerful detonator.

Inventors

  • 👤 Bhairab Nath Ray
  • 👤 Dhirendra Nath Bhattacharyya

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 22:22
CPC Classifications
C; C06; C06B; C06B31/00; C06B31/28; C06B31/285; C06B23/00; C06B23/002; C06B23/004

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim 85 words
A sensitised dry blasting composition comprising a mixture (1) nitrate which acts as an oxidiser selected from ammonium nitrate, a mixture of alkali or alkaline earth metal nitrates and mixtures thereof; (2) a fuel and (3) a sensitiser selected from the group of metal nitrates, metal perchlorates, metal chlorates and metal organic derivatives and mixtures thereof wherein the metal of such metal nitrates, metal perchlorates, metal chlorates and metal organic derivatives is selected from the group consisting of iron, cobalt, nickel, chromium, lead and copper.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 85 words
A sensitised dry blasting composition comprising a mixture (1) nitrate which acts as an oxidiser selected from ammonium nitrate, a mixture of alkali or alkaline earth metal nitrates and mixtures thereof; (2) a fuel and (3) a sensitiser selected from the group of metal nitrates, metal perchlorates, metal chlorates and metal organic derivatives and mixtures thereof wherein the metal of such metal nitrates, metal perchlorates, metal chlorates and metal organic derivatives is selected from the group consisting of iron, cobalt, nickel, chromium, lead and copper.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 15 words
The composition of claim 1, wherein the ammonium nitrate is in granular or powder form.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 22 words
The composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the nitrate comprises from 86 to 96% of the total weight of the composition.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 39 words
The composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fuel is selected from the group consisting of diesel oil, furnace oil, sulphur, urea, woodmeal, bagasse, light metals and other carbonaceous materials being either self-explosive or non-explosive, or mixtures thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 23 words
The composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the proportion of the fuel is so adjusted as to give the desired oxygen balance.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 24 words
The composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sensitiser comprises from 0.5 to 5% by weight of the total weight of the composition.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 19 words
The composition as claimed in claim 6, wherein the percent by weight of sensitiser is from 1 to 2.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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