TY - JOUR AU - C. Achuthan AU - Gurbachan Mullick PY - 2014/02/10 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Hazards in the Manufacture of RDX and HMX JF - Defence Science Journal JA - DSJ VL - 33 IS - 1 SE - Review Papers DO - 10.14429/dsj.33.6153 UR - https://publications.drdo.gov.in/ojs/index.php/dsj/article/view/6153 AB - Manufacture of cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine (RDX) and cyclotetramethylenetetranitramine (HMX) by the modified Bachmann process involves the nitrolysis of hexamine in glacial acetic acid with a solution of ammonium nitratein nitric acid, in the presence of excess of acetic anhydride. Fire, explosion and toxic hazards during the manfacture of these explosives are reviewed and discussed. ER -