into dynamite and many other explosives that will be explained in further detail later, in
other volumes of ANARCHY.
WARNING:
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO FINISH THIS PROJECT UNLESS YOU ARE FULLY CAPABLE
SAFELY EXECUTING THE PROCESSES IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT! IF YOU CHOOSE
TO CONTINUE, READ THE INSTRUCTIONS COMPLETELY THROUGH BEFORE
BEGINNING AND HAVE ALL MATERIALS AND TOOLS (INCLUDING
SAFETY/EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT) READY FOR USE WHEN OR IF THEY ARE NEEDED.
THIS IS NOT A JOKE! USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!! !
Preparation of Trinitrotoluene (Three Stages). A mixture of 294 grams of concentrated
sulfuric acid (density 1.84) and 147 grams of nitric acid (density 1.42) is added slowly from
a dropping funnel to 100 grams of toluene in a tall 600-cc. beaker, while the liquid is
stirred vigorously with an electric stirrer and it's temperature is maintained at 30øC to
40øC by running cold water in the vessel in which the beaker is standing. The addition of
acid will require from an hour to an hour and a half. The stirring is then continued for half
an hour longer without cooling; the mixture is allowed to stand over night in a separatory
funnel; the lower layer of spent acid is drawn off; and the crude mononitrotoluene is
weighed. One-half of it, corresponding to 50 grams of toluene, is taken for the dinitration.
The mononitrotoluene (MNT) is dissolved in 109 grams of concentrated sulfuric acid (d.
1.84) while the mixture is cooled in running water. The solution in a tall beaker is warmed
to 50ø and a mixed acid, composed of 54« grams each of nitric acid (d. 1«0) and sulfuric
acid (d. 1.84), is added slowly drop by drop from a dropping funnel while the mixture is
stirred mechanically. The heat generated by the reaction raises the temperature, and the
rate of addition of the acid is regulated so that the temperature of the mixture lies
always between 90ø and 100ø. The addition of the acid will require about 1 hour. After the
acid has been added, the mixture is stirred for 2 hours longer at 90ø-100ø to complete
the nitration. Two layers separate on standing. The upper layer consists largely of
dinitrotoluene (DNT), but probably contains a certain amount of TNT. The trinitration in
the laboratory is conveniently carried out without separating the DNT from the spent acid.
While the dinitration mixture is stirred actively at a temperature of about 90ø, 145 grams
of fuming sulfuric acid (petroleum containing 15% free SO3) is added slowly by pouring
from a beaker. A mixed acid, composed of 72« grams each of nitric acid (d. 1«0) and the
15% petroleum, is now added drop by drop with good agitation while the heat of the
reaction maintains the temperature at 100-115ø. After about three-quarters of the acid
has been added, it will be found necessary to apply external heat to maintain the
temperature. After all the acid has been added (taking 1 « to 2 hours), the heating and
stirring are continued for 2 hours longer at 100-115ø. After the material has stood
overnight, the upper TNT layer will be found to have solidified to a hard cake, and the
lower layer of spent acid to be filled with cdata bstals. The acid is filtered through a
Buchner funnel (without filter paper), and the cake is broken up and washed with water on
the same filter to remove excess of acid. The spent acid contains considerable amounts of
TNT in solution; this is precipitated by pouring the acid into a large volume of water,
filtered off, rinsed with water, and added to the main batch. All the of the product is
washed three or four times by agitating it vigorously with hot water under which it is
melted. After the last washing, the TNT is granulated by allowing it to cool slowly under
hot water while the stirring is continued. The product, filtered off and dried at ordinary
room temperature, is equal to a good commercial sample of crude TNT. It may be purified
by dissolving in warm alcohol at 60ø and allowing to cool slowly, or it may be purified by
digesting with 5 times its weight of 5% sodium hydrogen sulfite solution at 90ø for half an
hour with vigorous stirring, washing with hot water until the washings are colorless, and
finally granulating as before. The product of this last treatment is equal to a good
commercial sample of purified TNT. Pure ALPHA-TNT, melting point 80.8ø, may be
procured by recrystallizing this material once from nitric acid (d. 1.42) and once from
alcohol.
Well, that's it... AND REMEMBER MY WARNING!
183.ANARCHY 'N' EXPLOSIVES - VOLUME 4 by Exodus
In this particular volume, we will be discussing types of Dynamite, these high-explosives
being one of the more important or destructive of the anarchist's formulas. Note that
some of these mixtures are very unstable or shock ignited, and that care should be
observed when handling these unstable mixtures. Some of these formulae deal with
Trinitrotoluene (TNT) and the preparation for that is given under the volume 3, within this
series.
WARNING:
THESE ARE REAL EXPLOSIVES AND MAY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH UPON
MISUSE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO PREPARE ANY AS SAMPLE IF YOU ARE NOT FULLY
CAPABLE OF UNDERSTANDING THE DANGERS AND PRECAUTIONS OF THESE
PRODUCTS. THESE FORMULAE ARE THE TRUE FORMULAE TO CREATE THESE
MIXTURES AND ARE THEREFORE VERY DANGEROUS. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!!
Guhr Dynamite:
Ingredients
1 part Kieselguhr
3 parts Nitroglycerin
Description
This dynamite is primarily used in blasting. It is fairly stable, in the drop test, it exploded
by the fall of a 1 kg weight through 12 to 15 cm., or by the fall of a 2 kg weight through 7
cm. The frozen material is less sensitive: a drop of more than 20 cm. with a 1 kg weight is
needed to explode it, and the 2 kg weight is necessary to explode it. Frozen or unfrozen, it
can be detonated by shooting at it with a military rifle, when held in a paper cartridge.
Generally, it is detonated with a steel-on-steel blow. Velocity of detonation vary from
6650 to 6800 meters per second at a density loading of 1«0.
Extra-Dynamite:
FORMULA 1FORMULA 2
71% Nitroglycerin62% Ammonium Nitrate23% Ammonium
Nitrate25% Nitroglycerin4% Collodion12% Charcoal2% Charcoal1% Collodion
Description:
This material is crumbly and plastic between the fingers. This material can be detonated
with any detonating cap.
Table Of Dynamite Formulae:
INGREDIENTSTRENGTH
15%20%25%30%35%40%45%50%55%60%Nitroglycerin15%20%25%30%35%40%45%50%
55%60%Combustible
Material20%19%18%17%16%15%14%14%15%16%Sodium
Nitrate64%60%56%52%48%44%40%35%29%23%Calcium
or
Magnesium
Carbonate1%1%1%1%1%1%1%1%1%1%
Table Of More Dynamite Formulae:
INGREDIENTSTRENGTH
ORDINARYLOW
FREEZING
30%35%40%50%60%30%35%40%50%60%Nitroglycerin15%20%22%27%35%13%17%17%
21%27%Nitrosubstitution
Compounds0%0%0%0%0%3%4%4%5%6%Ammonium
Nitrate15%15%20%25%30%15%15%20%25%30%Sodium
Nitrate51%48%42%36%24%53%49%45%36%27%Combustible
Material18%16%15%11%10%15%14%13%12%9%Calcium
Carbonate
or
Zinc
Oxide1%1%1%1%1%1%1%1%1%1%
Master Table Of Dynamites:
INGREDIENTFORMULA
123456789101112Ammonium
Nitrate52536061667378830000Potassium Nitrate2100002.85730«3400Sodium
Nitrate0125300000030«24«Barium Nitrate000000024100Na or K
Chloride002120«2215800000Hyd Ammonium Oxalate16190000000000Ammonium
Chloride600000000000Cereal or Wood
Meal0447«2152038«39«40«Glycerin000400000000Spent Tan Bark
Meal0000000040100Potassium Dichromate000000000055Sodium
Carbonate00000000««00Powdered
Coal000040000000Nitrotoluene006100000000Dinitrotoluene000005000000Trinitrotolue
ne060000020000Nitroglycerin554443.24425252530Al measurements in percents
Well, that's it for now... have fun.... hehehehehe! USE AT YOUR OWN RISK! !
184.ANARCHY 'N' EXPLOSIVES - VOLUME 5 by Exodus
Well, hasn't it been long since Volume 4 of Anarchy 'n' Explosives? Well, I finally got
around to typing up another volume. This one will be dedicated to the extremely simple and
more accessible explosives and incendiaries to be prepared at home, or laboratory;
depending upon the environment you have access to or are accustomed to.
For further information and/or comments on this series of ever popular explosives,
contact me (I don't sign these "publications") on the Knavery BBS at xxx-xxx-xxxx on
the public message base, I should be reading some requests if you leave them. And,
volume number 6 should be coming out sooner than the time between 4 and 5, but don't
count on it.
BULK POWDERS:
Bulk powders are types of gunpowder consisting of nitrocellulose and a mixture of other
chemically explosive solutions. These nitrocellulose fibers are stuck together, but are not
completely collided. Some contain little else but nitrocellulose; others contain, in addition
to potassium and barium nitrates, camphor, vaseline, paraffin, lampblack, starch, dextrin,
potassium dichromate or other oxidizing or deterrent salts, and diphenylamine for
stabilization, and are colored in a variety of brilliant hues by means of coltar dyes. Three
typical bulk powders are made up according to the approximate formulas tabulated below:
Nitrocellulose84.087.089.0%
N
in
nitrocellulose13.212.912.9Potassium
nitrate7«6.06.0Barium
nitrate7«2.03.0Starch0.00.01.0Paraffin
oil0.04.00.0Diphenylamine1.01.01.0
The mixture is mixed in warm water and dried thoroughly. Then either granulated or made
into powder by crushing with a wooden block and screened through a 12-mesh sieve. The
material is then stored in a moisture-resistant container for future or immediate use.
MERCURY FULMINATE:
Mercury fulminate is an initiating explosive, commonly appearing as white or gray crystals.
It is extremely sensitive to initiation by heat, friction, spark or flame, and impact. It
detonates when initiated by any of these means. It is pressed into containers, usually at
3000 psi, for use in detonators and blasting caps. However, when compressed at greater
and greater pressure (up to 30,000 psi), it becomes "dead pressed." In this condition, it
can only be detonated by another initial detonating agent. Mercury fulminate gradually
becomes inert when stored continuously above 100øF. A dark colored product of
deterioration gives evidence of this effect. Mercury exfulminate is stored underwater
except when there is danger of freezing. Then it is stored under a mixture of water and
alcohol.
Preparation of Mercury Fulminate. Five grams of mercury is added Ext 55 cc. of nitric acid
(specific gravity 1.42) in a 100-cc. Erlenmeyer flask, and the mixture is allowed to stand
without shaking until the mercury has gone into solution. The acid liquid is then poured into
50 cc. of 90% alcohol in a 500-cc. beaker in the hood. The temperature of the mixture
rises, a vigorous reaction commences, white fumes come off, and cdata bstals of fulminate
soon begin to precipitate. Red fumes appear and the precipitation of the fulminate
becomes more rapid, then white fumes again as the reaction moderates. After about 20
minutes, the reaction is over; water is added, and the cdata bstals are washed with water
repeatedly by decantation until the washings are no longer acid to litmus. The product
consists of grayish-yellow cdata bstals, and corresponds to a good grade of commercial
fulminate. It may be obtained white and entirely pure by dissolving in strong ammonia
water, filtering, and reprecipitating by the addition of 30% acetic acid. The pure fulminate
is filtered off, washed several times with cold water, and stored under water, or, if a very
small amount is desired for experimental purposes, it is dried in a desiccator.
AMATOL:
Description: amatol is a high explosive, white to buff in color. It is a mixture of ammonium
nitrate and TNT, with a relative effectiveness slightly higher than that of TNT alone.
Common compositions vary from 80% ammonium nitrate and 20% TNT to 40% ammonium
nitrate and 60% TNT. Amatol is used as the main bursting charge in artillery shells and
bombs. Amatol absorbs moisture and can form dangerous compounds with copper and brass.
Therefore, it should not be housed in containers of such metals.
BLACK POWDERS:
Black powders burn either quickly or very slowly depending on the composition of such a
mixture; however, these powders produce smoke, often great amounts, and is most useful
in applications where smoke is no object. It is the best for communicating fire and for
producing a quick, hot flame. Black powder is used in both propellant charges for shrapnel
shells, in saluting and blank fire charges, as the bursting charge of practice shells and
bombs, as a propelling charge in certain pyrotechnic pieces, and, either with or without the