Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) : a review of its use in homemade explosives

• Autorzy: Rarata Grzegorz , Vahčič Mitja , Anderson David , Berglund Michael , Kyprianou Dimitris , Emma Giovanni , Diaconu Gabriela

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DOI

10.22211/matwys/0188

Warianty tytułu

PL

Nadtlenek wodoru (H2O2) : prekursor improwizowanych materiałów wybuchowych

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This article presents an overview of hydrogen peroxide and its use in the illicit production of homemade explosives. Hydrogen peroxide is used extensively around the world in many industries, including aerospace. It is also used as the main ingredient in some household cleaning products. However, it has been illicitly used to create both primary and secondary homemade explosives in recent numerous terrorist attacks across Europe. In this article, we describe the historical background and the characteristics of the substance, the aspects concerning its manufacture and present-day use as a main explosive component or direct chemical precursor of homemade explosives, and the options for detection.

PL

W artykule zostały omówione najważniejsze, improwizowane materiały wybuchowe, których chemicznym prekursorem jest nadtlenek wodoru. Roztwory nadtlenku wodoru są intensywnie używane w wielu dziedzinach życia, począwszy od przemysłu kosmicznego, a skończywszy na wybielaczach stosowanych w gospodarstwach domowych. Niestety, medium to zostało także wykorzystane do uzyskiwania nielegalnych materiałów wybuchowych, których użyto miedzy innymi w atakach terrorystycznych w Europie Zachodniej kilka lat temu. Dlatego też w prezentowanym tutaj przeglądzie przedstawiamy historyczny rys dotyczący tego interesującego związku chemicznego, ale także aspekty związane z jego użyciem jako prekursora nielegalnych materiałów wybuchowych. Opisane zostały również podstawowe sposoby detekcji tychże związków.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

hydrogen peroxide; improvised explosive device; IED; homemade explosive; HMD; oxidiser; organic peroxides; TATP

PL

nadtlenek wodoru; improwizowany materiał wybuchowy; IED; HMD; utleniacz; nadtlenek organiczny; TATP

• Wydawca: Sieć Badawcza Łukasiewicz - Instytut Przemysłu Organicznego
• Czasopismo: Materiały Wysokoenergetyczne
• Rocznik: 2019
• Tom: T. 11(2)
• Strony: 5--13
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 32 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

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Rarata Grzegorz

• European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Retieseweg 111, 2440 Geel, Belgium

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Vahčič Mitja

• European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Retieseweg 111, 2440 Geel, Belgium

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Anderson David

• European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Retieseweg 111, 2440 Geel, Belgium

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Berglund Michael

• European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Retieseweg 111, 2440 Geel, Belgium

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Kyprianou Dimitris

• European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Retieseweg 111, 2440 Geel, Belgium

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Emma Giovanni

• European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Retieseweg 111, 2440 Geel, Belgium

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Diaconu Gabriela

• European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Retieseweg 111, 2440 Geel, Belgium

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