| abstract |
Emulsion explosive sensitive to a detonator, which can be initiated with a conventional detonator no. 8, of water-in-oil-emulsion type containing sensitizers which, as opposed to types known previously, here comprise aromatic nitro-compounds, in which emulsion the organic phase consists primarily of the aromatic nitro-compounds and the water phase consists primarily of a water solution of inorganic oxidizing salts and in which emulsion emulsifier is also included; detonation stabilizers in the form of particles with enclosed or adsorbed gas ("hot spots"); additional fuels such as aluminium, urea, etc.; optional stabilizers for the organic phase and for the water phase; and possibly an agent to lower the crystallization point. |