US3445305A - Gelation of galactomannan containing water-bearing explosives - Google Patents

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US3445305A
US3445305A US643050A US3445305DA US3445305A US 3445305 A US3445305 A US 3445305A US 643050 A US643050 A US 643050A US 3445305D A US3445305D A US 3445305DA US 3445305 A US3445305 A US 3445305A
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  • blasting explosive compositions which comprise one or more inorganic oxygensupplying salts and one or more fuels and/or sensitizers which can be a self explosive such as TNT, a metal such as aluminum or a carbonaceous, sulfurous or siliceous material, all dissolved or dispersed in an equeous medium.
  • TNT self explosive
  • metal such as aluminum or a carbonaceous, sulfurous or siliceous material
  • aqueous, i.e., water-containing, blasting compositions have many advantages including ease of manufacture and relatively low ingredient costs, there are several inherent problems involved in their use.
  • the compositions without modification tend to be more or less mobile fluids, a characteristic which can limit their usefulness to relatively dry, vertical boreholes or necessitate their being packaged in fluid-tight packages.
  • Segregation of ingredients from the compositions is an even more serious problem, since such separation can lead to failures of initiation of detonation even when suitable primers are used or can lead to failure of a detonation to be propagated through a column of charge.
  • Such segregation is further complicated by variations in temperatures to which the charges are exposed and the associated changes in compo nent solubility in the aqueous medium.
  • ground water can dilute the charges or leach away the soluble components unless the charges are in fluid containers, so that again failures of initiation or propagation can occur.
  • gelling agents or thickeners are commonly provided in the aqueous explosives.
  • the most commonly used gelling agents are galactomannans, typically guar gum, which swell in water or other aqueous media to form viscous colloidal solutions (hydrosols, commonly referred to as sols).
  • sols viscous colloidal solutions
  • These thickeners tend to immobilize the insoluble and undissolved soluble components so that segregation is minimized, to protect soluble components from extraction by external water sources, and to permit wide variations in the consistency and fluidity of the explosive compositions. Additional variations in the type and extent of thickening or gelling action has been accomplished by the use of cross- 3,445,305 Patented May 20, 1969 linking agents, e.g., borax or potassium dichromate.
  • the best of such crosslinking agents in addition to permitting close control of product consistency, also serve to protect the galactomannan molecules against hydrolytic degradation and bacterial attack so that the compositions maintain the initial physical and explosive characteristics over long periods of time, even at
  • the effectiveness of the delayed action crosslinking agents also depends upon cooling which occurs in the borehole. Since the water resistance of the galactomannan (gums) without crosslinking is significantly lower than that in which the galactomannan is crosslinked for example by borate ions but most preferably by chromium ions, the use of a delayed crosslink system is satisfactory only for use in substantially dry boreholes or in boreholes which are provided with a water-resistant liner, e.g., of polyethylene, and is not suitable for use in boreholes containing relatively large amounts of water, i.e., in wet boreholes.
  • a water-resistant liner e.g., of polyethylene
  • this invention provides an improvement in the method for making the conventional type of water-bearing explosives comprising inorganic oxidizing salt, fuel and water thickened with galactomannan.
  • the improvement of this invention comprises first forming a hydrosol of the galactomannan and at least part, and usually a major proportion, of the inorganic oxidizing salt and water'and including thereina soluble reducing agent; and second incorporating a soluble chromate in the resulting hydrosol containing explosive just prior to packaging or pumping into a borehole.
  • the improvement of this invention can be applied to any of the known inorganic oxidizing salt types of water-bearing explosive compositions.
  • the compositions of this invention comprise at least one watersoluble, inorganic oxidizing salt, about from 5 to 45%, and preferably to 30% of Water, based on the weight of the composition, and about from 0.1 to 5%, of the composition of the in situ formed gelling system of this invention.
  • compositions made in accordance with this invention can also contain, by weight, up to about 50% of a metallic fuel, up to about 40% of a solid organic explosive sensitizer, and up to about 25% of a nonexplosive, preferably carbonaceous, fuel, the compositions having an oxygen balance of about from 25 to +10% and preferably about from 10 to 0%
  • explosives are prepared by incorporating the reducing agent, fuel, galactomannan and other additives such as gases and crystal habit modifier in a hot solution of the inorganic oxidizing salt component, then cooling the resulting product.
  • the oxidizing salt is usually substantially all in solution in the hot product. When the product cools, part of the salt crystallizes therein so that at ambient temperature 10 to of the salt component may be undissolved, while at 40 F., as much as 50% or more of the salt may be crystallized.
  • the inorganic oxidizing salts employed in this invention can be any of the soluble salts conventionally used in water-bearing explosives including alkali metal, alkaline earth metal and ammonium nitrates, perchlorates and dichromates.
  • a salt component consisting essentially of at least 65% by weight of ammonium nitrate.
  • other inorganic salts are sodium nitrate, calcium nitrate, potassium nitrate, magnesium nitrate, sodium perchlorate, potassium perchlorate, ammonium perchlorate and magnesium perchlorate.
  • sodium nitrate is a preferred auxiliary salt used with ammonium nitrate, preferably in amounts up to of the salt component.
  • the inorganic salt is preferably incorporated directly as hot neutral liquor or solution, preferably, e.g., one such as that obtained from the manufacturing of ammonium nitrate prior to graining or prilling.
  • the inorganic salts are chosen to be soluble in the hot liquor so that substantially all oxidizing agent is in solution at the time of manufacture. This is a boon in the preparation of blasting compositions at the blasting site, since, with the provision and use of heated storage tanks, the inorganic oxidants can be handled as a liquid minimizing the need for handling solids.
  • a portion of the salt component can be added as solid salt to the sol prior to addition of the chromate.
  • the solution of inorganic oxidant is preferably based on hot, concentrated solution of ammonium nitrate, which usually contains about from 70 to 85% ammonium nitrate by weight.
  • a solution is obtained from the neutralization step in the preparation of ammonium nitrate by the reaction of ammonia and with 4060% nitric acid in a continuous process. Crystallization of the ammonium nitrate is prevented by keeping the temperature above the crystallization point of the liquor. This does not present particular problems since, for example, storage of hot, neutralized liquid in 10,000 gallon tanks normally is possible for 2 to 3 days without crystallization taking place and without the need for large amounts of additional heat.
  • the crystallizing temperature of 70% liquor is 84 F.
  • the neutral liquor desirably will maintain alkalinity of 0.01 to 0.05% NH It is desired that the liquor retain this alkalinity in handling and storage so as to preclude corrosion of equipmnet, and prevent the contamination of blasting agent particularly with regard to ions such as of iron, copper, zinc, and aluminum, which would inhibit or destroy a gelling system.
  • auxiliary oxidizing agents in preferred oxidizing salts other than ammonium nitrate, can be added as finely divided solids, preferably they are added in aqueous solution. When added in solution, the water content of the solution naturally will be included in determining the total water content of the composition. Usually, gelling or thickening agents as described in more detail hereinafter will be added with the preferred sodium nitrate auxiliary oxidizing agent to facilitate dispersion of ingredients.
  • the process of this invention is effective for crosslinking galactomannan gums, such as locust bean gum and particularly guar gum which are readily available commercially and also other galactomannans such as those from endosperms of leguminous plants including the sennas, brazilwood, tara, honey locust, paloverde and rattlebox, alfalfa gum, clover gum and fenugreek gum.
  • galactomannan must be hydrated, i.e., swollen in the aqueous phase to form a hydrosol, before addition of the crosslinking chromate or dichromate. Reducing agents used in accordance with this invention should not retard or inhibit this hydration.
  • the galactomannan usually comprises about from 0.1 to 5% by weight of the composition.
  • the reducing agent which preferably is an at least readily soluble antimony compound such as potassium antimonyl tartrate, preferably is added to the aqueous phase of the composition in quantities comprising about from 10 to 50 p.p.m., and preferably about from 20 to 40 p.p.m. of the aqueous phase of the explosive.
  • the addition can be to the sol in which the galactomannan has become hydrated, or to a solution of inorganic oxidizing salt before addition of galactomannan.
  • the galactomannan and reducing agent can be added simultaneously and be dispersed in the aqueous phase of the blasting composition by the same mixing operation.
  • the reducing agent converts the chromium(+6) in the chromate into a form which virtually instan taneously crosslinks the galactomannan upon contact therewith. Therefore, as the reducing agent begins to react with the chromium compound, gelation proceeds very rapidly resulting in firm gels shortly after the onset of gelation.
  • Examples of reducing agents which can be used in the hydrosols in accordance with this invention are inorganic sulfites including alkali, alkaline earth and ammonium sulfites and bisulfites including sodium sulfite, sodium bisulfite, potassium sulfite, potassium bisulfite, ammonium sulfite and ammonium bisulfite; soluble antimony compounds, i.e., compounds which provide soluble Sb+ or [SbO] or a combination thereof, such as antimony tartrate, potassium antimonyl tartrate, potassium antimonyl citrate, antimony chloride, antimony fluoride, and potassium or sodium pyroantimonate, and soluble bismuth compounds such as bismuth lacetate and bismuth citrate.
  • inorganic sulfites including alkali, alkaline earth and ammonium sulfites and bisulfites including sodium sulfite, sodium bisulfite, potassium sulfite, potassium bisulfite, ammoni
  • alkali metal antimonyl salts of hydroxylated polybasic acids particularly potassium antimonyl tartrate
  • the reducing agent must be essentially inert in the sol base on aqueous solution of inorganic oxidizing salt in the absence of the chromium compound to preclude undesirable side reactions which could interfere with subsequent crosslinking.
  • the amount of reducing agent included in the aqueou solution of inorganic oxidizing salt, which constitutes the aqueous phase of the explosive compositions will depend upon the identity and solubility of the reducing agent, concentration of the chromium compound to be used, and the type of gel desired.
  • the preferred reducing agents especially potassium antimonyl tartrate in used to provide firm, yet pumpable gels, they comprise about from 2X10 to 10 10- by weight of the aqueous phase of the composition and about from 0.1 to 0.5 gram atoms of antimony ions are provided per gram atom of chromium.
  • the solubility of the reducing agent preferably is at least about 1% and preferably at least about 2%, to facilitate its becoming homogeneously dispersed through the hydrosol.
  • the cation associated with the chromate or dichromate used to provide chromium ions to crosslink the galactomannan is not critical as long as it provides a compound of suflicient solubility in the aqueous phase of the explosive composition to provide from about 0.1 to 0.5% of the chromium by weight of the galactomannan in ionic form, namely initially in the hexavalent (Cr+ form.
  • this degree of solubility is fulfilled by (di)chromates soluble to the extent of at least 200 parts per million in the system to provide at least about 2 10 and preferably at least about 5 10- gram atom of chromium per gram of galactomannan.
  • Chromate refers to compounds having an oxygen complex anion consisting of oxygen and hexavalent chromium.
  • self-explosive fuels metallic fuels, or non-explosive fuels which can be carbonaceous, siliceous or sulfurous optionally can be used in preparing explosives in accordance with this invention
  • the fuel or fuels can be varied widely provided that the fuel is stable, i.e., chemically inert, with the system in which it is employed, during preparation and the time prior to detonation.
  • Self-explosive fuel refers to a substance which in itself is generally recognized in the art as explosive.
  • self-explosive fuels include organic nitro compounds, nitrates and nitramines, such as TNT, dinitrotoluene, pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN), tetranitromethylaniline (tetryl), cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine (RDX), cyclotetramethylenetetranitramine (HMX), nitrostarch,
  • organic nitro compounds such as TNT, dinitrotoluene, pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN), tetranitromethylaniline (tetryl), cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine (RDX), cyclotetramethylenetetranitramine (HMX), nitrostarch,
  • TNT pentolite
  • Composition B Composition B or Cyclotol
  • tetrytol tetryl/TNT
  • TNT alone or in combination with other self-explosive fuels is preferred for use in the compositions of this invention.
  • the TNT or its mixtures can be introduced in the form of grains, crystals, pellets, flakes or any other form which allows ready dispersion thereof. In general up to 50% and preferably 10 to 45% by weight, based on the weight of the composition, of TNT will be used.
  • nonexplosive fuels which can be present include sulfurous fuels including sulfur itself, siliceous fuels and carbonaceous fuels.
  • Carbonaceous fuels which are preferred, include finely divided coal and other forms of finely divided carbon, solid carbonaceous vegetable products such as starch, nut meals, wood and paper pulps, sugars, bagasse and the like; solid and liquid hydrocarbons such as powdered paraffin Waxes and fuel oils; fatty oils; vegetable oils; and mixtures of two or more of the foregoing carbonaceous nonexplosive fuels.
  • up to about 25% and preferably about from 2 to 20% of such carbonaceous fuels are used.
  • Up to about 10% of sulfurous fuels and up to about 5% of siliceous fuels are generally used.
  • Metallic fuels which can be present in accordance with this invention include, for example, light metals such as aluminum, magnesium, zinc, boron and silicon both singly and in combination and heavier metal alloys including ferrophosphorus and ferrosilicon, as well as mixtures of two or more of these metals and alloys.
  • a preformed coating e.g., of fatty acid and high viscosity oil, can be provided on particles of any of these types of metallic fuel. This preformed coating has been found of particular benefit for use with light metals and alloys thereof with minor amounts of each other and, for example, iron, manganese, silicon, copper, zinc or chromium, whose purity varies markedly from lot to lot.
  • the amount of metallic fuel used in the compositions of this invention naturally Varies with the particular fuel used and can constitute up to 50% of the total composition.
  • the metallic fuel is aluminum, usually about from 1 to 25% by Weight is used, whereas with heavier metal fuels, e.g., ferrophosphorus or ferrosilicon, about from 10 to 30% by weight is used.
  • the total weight of fuel i.e., the weight of the combination of metallic, carbonaceous and/or self-explosive fuel, usually is adjusted so that the composition has an oxygen balance of about from -25 to +10% and excepting for those combinations containing the heavier metallic fuels such as ferrophosphorus and ferrosilicon, the oxygen balance is preferably about 10 to 0%.
  • Fuels and optional additives as well as solid oxidants can be blended with the hydrosols during their preparation and before complete hydration of the galactom'annan therein. However, optionally and preferably they are added to the hydrosols either immediately after they are prepared or at some other time prior to use, but before addition of the chrom-ate.
  • Ammonium nitrate liquor neutral liquor nominally ammonium nitrate
  • sodium nitrate are placed in the mixer and agitation begun.
  • Example 1 2 3 4 Ammonium nitrate liquor 63. 8 (NH4NOa) Guar gum, kg./cwt. of sol 0. 43 0. 43 0. 43 0. 43 PAT, g./ewt. of sol 1. 25 1. 45 1. 45 1. 45 Na Crz soln., g/ewt. of product 200 200 200 Gel time, see 10 10 10 10 Detonation velocity, m./sec 4, 200 5, 300 4, 400 4, 700
  • Example 1 For comparative purposes, the composition of Example 1 is prepared Without the addition of potassium antimonyl tartrate with the amount of sodium dichromate increased to 500 cc. of 5% Na Cr O per hundredweight of product. Five minutes for gel formation is observed.
  • ingredients of said explosive exclusive of the chromate in (b) below, to form a hydrosol
  • said ingredients comprising inorganic oxidizing salt, fuel, water, galactomannan and at least one Water-soluble reducing agent, said reducing agent having a solubility of at least about 1% in the aqueous phase of said explosive, and
  • said galactomannan is guar gum
  • said reducing agent is selected from the group consisting of sulfites and antimony compounds soluble in said hydrosol
  • said chromate is alkalimetal dichromate.
  • a process of claim 2 wherein said reducing agent is potassium antimonyl tartrate.

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