CA2301552A1 - Explosives gasser composition and method - Google Patents

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CA2301552A1
CA2301552A1 CA002301552A CA2301552A CA2301552A1 CA 2301552 A1 CA2301552 A1 CA 2301552A1 CA 002301552 A CA002301552 A CA 002301552A CA 2301552 A CA2301552 A CA 2301552A CA 2301552 A1 CA2301552 A1 CA 2301552A1
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A gassing composition for gassing explosive compositions wherein, the gassing composition comprises a gassing agent and a metal salt having a divalent cation.

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1. A gassing composition for gassing explosive compositions wherein, the gassing composition comprises a gassing agent and a metal salt having a divalent cation.
2. A gassing composition according to claim 1 wherein the cation is selected from the group consisting of any divalent cation of a main group metal, transition metal, lanthanide or actinide.
3. A gassing composition according to claim 1 wherein the divalent may be selected from the group consisting of Be2+, Mg2+, Ca2+,Si2+, Ba2+, Ti2+, Zr2+, Hf2+, V2+, Cr2+, Mn2+, Fe2+, Co2+, Ni2+, Cu2+, Zn2+, Ag2+, Hg2+, Cd2+, Al2+, Sn2+, Pb2+.
4. A gassing composition according to claim 1 wherein divalent metal cation is selected from the group consisting of Mg2+ and Ca2+.
5. A gassing composition according to any one of claims 1 to 4 wherein the anion, or anions, of the metal salt are selected from the group consisting of halide, nitrate, sulphate, phosphate, chlorate, perchlorate and combinations thereof.
6. A gassing composition according to claim 5 wherein the anion, or anions, of the metal salt is nitrate.
7. A gassing composition according to any one of claims 1 to 6 wherein the gassing agent is a nitrite salt.
8. A gassing composition according to claim 7 wherein the gassing agent is a sodium nitrite.
9. A gassing composition according to any one of claims 1 to 8 wherein the gassing agent and the metal salt are in the form of a solution.
10. A gassing composition according to any one of claims 1 to 9 wherein said gassing composition comprises gassing agent between 0.5 wt% and 45 wt% of the gassing composition and divalent metal salt between 1 wt% and 45 wt% of the gassing composition.
11. A gassing composition according to claim 10 wherein said gassing composition comprises between 0.5 wt% and 25 wt% gassing agent and between 10 wt% and 40 wt% divalent metal salt.
12. A gassing composition according to claim 11 wherein said gassing composition comprises between 0.5 wt% and 20 wt% gassing agent and between 20 wt% and 40 wt% divalent metal salt.
13. A gassing composition according to any one of claims 1 to 12 wherein the explosive composition is a water-in-oil emulsion explosive.
14. A gassing composition according to any one of claims 1 to 13 further comprising a thiocyanate salt.
15. A gassing composition according to claim 14 wherein the thiocyanate salt is sodium thiocyanate.
16. A gassing composition according to any one of claims 1 to 15 when used to gas an explosive composition wherein at least part of said explosive compositions has an acid pH of at least 4.2.
17. A gassing composition according to any one of claims 1 to 15 when used to gas a water-in-oil emulsion wherein the water-in-oil emulsion comprises an aqueous phase having an acid pH of at least 4.2.
18. A method for gassing an explosive composition comprising the steps of:
i) forming a gassing composition comprising a gassing agent and a metal salt having a divalent cation; and ii) dispersing the gassing composition into the explosive composition.
19. A method for gassing an explosive composition according to claim 18 wherein the cation is selected from the group consisting of any divalent cation of a main group metal, transition metal, lanthanide or actinide.
20. A method for gassing an explosive composition according to claim 18 wherein the divalent may be selected from the group consisting of Be2+, Mg2+, Ca2+,Sr2+, Ba2+, Ti2+, Zr2+, Hf2+, V2+, Cr2+, Mn2+, Fe2+, Co2+, Ni2+, Cu2+, Zn2+, Ag2+, Hg2+, Cd2+, Al2+, Sn2+, Pb2+.
21. A method for gassing an explosive composition according to claim 18 wherein divalent metal cation is selected from the group consisting of Mg2+ and Ca2+.
22. A method for gassing an explosive composition according to any one of claims 18 to 21 wherein the anion, or anions, of the metal salt are selected from the group consisting of halide, nitrate, sulphate, phosphate, chlorate, perchlorate and combinations thereof.
23. A method for gassing an explosive composition according to claim 22 wherein the anion, or anions, of the metal salt is nitrate.
24. A method for gassing an explosive composition according to any one of claims 18 to 23 wherein the gassing agent is a nitrite salt.
25. A method for gassing an explosive composition according to claim 24 wherein the gassing agent is a sodium nitrite.
26. A method for gassing an explosive composition according to any one of claims 18 to 25 wherein the gassing agent and the metal salt are in the form of a solution.
27. A method of gassing an explosive composition according to any one of claims 1 to 26 wherein the gassing composition is dispersed into the explosive composition by the use of static mixers whilst the explosive composition is being pumped.
28. A method of gassing an explosive composition according to claim 27 wherein the explosive composition is a water-in-oil emulsion explosive.
29. A method for gassing an explosive composition according to any one of claims 18 to 28 wherein the gassing composition further comprises a thiocyanate salt.
30. A method for gassing an explosive composition according to claim 29 wherein the thiocyanate salt is sodium thiocyanate.
31. A method for gassing an explosive composition according to any one of claims 1 to 30 wherein at least part of said explosive composition has an acid pH of at least 4.2.
32. A method for gassing an explosive composition according to any one of claims 1 to 30 wherein the explosive composition is a water-in-oil emulsion, which emulsion comprises an aqueous phase having an acid pH of at least 4.2.
33. A gassed explosive composition comprising an explosive composition gassed by dispersing a gassing composition into said explosive composition wherein the gassing composition comprises a gassing agent and a metal salt having a divalent cation.
34. A gassed explosive composition comprising an explosive composition gassed by dispersing a gassing composition into said explosive composition according to claim 33 wherein the cation is selected from the group consisting of any divalent cation of a main group metal, transition metal, lanthanide or actinide.
35. A gassed explosive composition comprising an explosive composition gassed by dispersing a gassing composition into said explosive composition according to claim 33 wherein the divalent may be selected from the group consisting of Be2+, Mg2+, Ca2+,Sr2+, Ba2+, Ti2+, Zr2+, Hf2+, V2+, Cr2+, Mn2+, Fe2+, Co2+, Ni2+, Cu2+, Zn2+, Ag2+~ Hg2+, Cd2+, Al2+, Sn2+, Pb2+.
36. A gassed explosive composition comprising an explosive composition gassed by dispersing a gassing composition into said explosive composition according to claim 33 wherein divalent metal cation is selected from the group consisting of Mg2+
and Ca2+.
37. A gassed explosive composition comprising an explosive composition gassed by dispersing a gassing composition into said explosive composition according to any one of claims 33 to 36 wherein the anion, or anions, of the metal salt are selected from the group consisting of halide, nitrate, sulphate, phosphate, chlorate, perchlorate and combinations thereof.
38. A gassed explosive composition comprising an explosive composition gassed by dispersing a gassing composition into said explosive composition according to claim 37 wherein the anion, or anions, of the metal salt is nitrate.
39. A gassed explosive composition comprising an explosive composition gassed by dispersing a gassing composition into said explosive composition according to any one of claims 33 to 38 wherein the gassing agent is a nitrite salt.
40. A gassed explosive composition comprising an explosive composition gassed by dispersing a gassing composition into said explosive composition according to claim 39 wherein the gassing agent is a sodium nitrite.
41. A gassed explosive composition comprising an explosive composition gassed by dispersing a gassing composition into said explosive composition according to any one of claims 33 to 40 wherein the gassing agent and the metal salt are in the form of a solution.
42. A gassed explosive composition comprising an explosive composition gassed by dispersing a gassing composition into said explosive composition according to any one of claims 33 to 41 wherein said gassing composition comprises gassing agent between 0.5 wt% and 45 wt% of the gassing composition and divalent metal salt between wt% and 45 wt% of the gassing composition.
43. A gassed explosive composition comprising an explosive composition gassed by dispersing a gassing composition into said explosive composition according to claim 42 wherein said gassing composition comprises between 0.5 wt% and 25 wt%
gassing agent and between 10 wt% and 40 wt% divalent metal salt.
44. A gassed explosive composition comprising an explosive composition gassed by dispersing a gassing composition into said explosive composition according to claim 43 wherein said gassing composition comprises between 0.5 wt% and 20 wt%
gassing agent and between 20 wt% and 40 wt% divalent metal salt.
45. A gassed explosive composition comprising an explosive composition gassed by dispersing a gassing composition into said explosive composition according to any one of claims 33 to 44 wherein the explosive composition is a water-in-oil emulsion explosive.
46. A gassed explosive composition according to any one of claims 33 to 45 wherein the gassing composition further comprises a thiocyanate salt.
47. A gassed explosive composition according to claim 46 wherein the thiocyanate salt is sodium thiocyanate.
48. A gassed explosive composition according to any one of claims 33 to 47 wherein at least part of said explosive composition has an acid pH of at least 4.2 prior to gassing.
49. A gassed explosive composition according to any one of claims 33 to 47 wherein the water-in-oil emulsion comprises an aqueous phase having an acid pH of at least 4.2.
50. An emulsion explosive composition comprising an organic fuel as a continuous phase;
an inorganic oxidizer salt solution or melt as a discontinuous phase; an emulsifier; and gas bubbles formed from a chemical gassing agent that comprises a nitrite salt and an ion selected from the group consisting of calcium ion, strontium ion and mixtures thereof as a gassing enhancer.
51. An explosive composition according to claim 1 wherein the ion is calcium ion.
52. An explosive composition according to claim 1 wherein the ion is strontium ion.
53. An explosive composition according to any one of claims 50 to 52 wherein the emulsifier is an alkanolamine or polyol derivative of a carboxylated or anhydride derivatized olefinic or vinyl addition polymer.
54. An explosive composition according to either claim 51 or 53 wherein the calcium ion is selected from the group consisting of calcium nitrite, calcium nitrate, calcium thiocyanate and mixtures thereof.
55. An explosive composition according to either claim 52 or 53 wherein the strontium ion is selected from the group consisting of strontium nitrite, strontium nitrate, strontium thiocyanate and mixtures thereof.
56. An explosive composition according to claim 54 wherein the calcium ion is from calcium nitrite.
57. A method for gassing an emulsion explosive composition comprising adding to a preformed emulsion phase a chemical gassing agent containing a nitrite salt and an ion selected from the group consisting of calcium ion, strontium ion and mixtures thereof and mixing the gassing agent uniformly throughout the emulsion phase to produce sensitizing gas bubbles.
58. A method according to claim 57 wherein the ion is calcium ion.
59. A method according to claim 57 wherein the ion is strontium ion.
60. A method according to any one of claims 57 to 59 wherein the emulsifier is an alkanolamine or polyol derivative of a carboxylated or anhydride derivatized olefinic or vinyl addition polymer.
61. A method according to either claim 58 or 60 wherein the calcium ion is selected from the group consisting of calcium nitrite, calcium nitrate, calcium thiocyanate and mixtures thereof.
62. A method according to either claim 59 or 60 wherein the strontium ion is selected from the group consisting of strontium nitrite, strontium nitrate, strontium thiocyanate and mixtures thereof.
63. A method according to claim 61 wherein the calcium ion is from calcium nitrite.
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