Rapid Prediction of ANFO Based Explosives through ATR-FTIR Analysis – Use of ATR-FTIR in Explosives

IF 1.1 Q4 CHEMISTRY, ANALYTICAL Brazilian Journal of Analytical Chemistry Pub Date : 2023-12-15 DOI:10.30744/brjac.2179-3425.tn-68-2023
Rahul Sharma, Shailendra Kumar
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Ammonium Nitrate Fuel Oil (ANFO) is preferred mining explosives in worldwide. It is composed of ammonium nitrate (94-96%) and liquid hydrocarbon as fuel oil (4-6%), which is detonated through an explosive charge. In India, Forensic Science Laboratories received many criminal cases from investigation agencies for chemical analysis of sample as semi-solid materials supposed to be explosive material. In the present study, we developed an Attenuated Total Reflectance - Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR) procedure for easily analyzing the real crime exhibits related to ANFO based explosives. Firstly, semi-solid material is directly used on the ATR. Further, the sample is extracted using appropriate solvents (diethyl-ether/acetone). Extracts are subsequently analyzed on ATR-FTIR in comparison with standards for ammonium nitrate and diesel. The residue after acetone extract is dried and left solid material directly used on ATR for the detection of water-soluble compounds. The results significantly showed the presence of ammonium nitrate with the residue of diesel in a real crime exhibit. Hence, the proposed modify procedure can be advantageous for the rapid detection of diesel components mixed in ammonium nitrate through ATR-FTIR spectroscopy without the use of other chemical or instrumental analysis in a short period of time and also for easily identifying the presence of organic explosives (if any) among different samples received for the forensic opinion.
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通过 ATR-FTIR 分析快速预测基于 ANFO 的爆炸物 - ATR-FTIR 在爆炸物中的应用
硝酸铵燃料油(ANFO)是全球首选的矿用炸药。它由硝酸铵(94-96%)和作为燃料油的液态碳氢化合物(4-6%)组成,通过炸药引爆。在印度,法证科学实验室收到了许多来自调查机构的刑事案件,要求对被认为是爆炸材料的半固体材料样本进行化学分析。在本研究中,我们开发了一种衰减全反射-傅立叶变换红外光谱(ATR-FTIR)程序,用于轻松分析与基于 ANFO 的爆炸物有关的真实犯罪证物。首先,半固体材料可直接用于 ATR。然后,使用适当的溶剂(二乙醚/丙酮)提取样品。提取物随后在 ATR-FTIR 上与硝酸铵和柴油的标准进行比较分析。丙酮萃取后的残留物经干燥后留下固体物质,直接用于 ATR 检测水溶性化合物。结果表明,在真实的犯罪现场,硝酸铵与柴油残留物一起存在。因此,建议的修改程序可在短时间内通过 ATR-FTIR 光谱快速检测硝酸铵中混有的柴油成分,而无需使用其他化学或仪器分析,还可在收到的不同法证意见样本中轻松识别有机爆炸物(如有)的存在。
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