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CHEMICAL PRECURSORS
Common Precursors Nitrate Based Explosives Peroxide Based Explosives
Strong Sulfuric “Battery”-H2SO4 Nitroglycerine Glycerine Triacetone Acetone
Acids Nitric-HNO3 (NG) Nitric Acid+Sulfuric Acid Triperoxide (TATP) Hydrogen Peroxide
Hydrochloric Ethylene Glycol Ethylene Glycol Strong Acid
“Muriatic”-HCI Dinitrate (EGDN) Nitric Acid+Sulfuric Acid Hexamethylene Hexamine
Hydrogen Peroxide-H2O2 Methyl Nitrate Triperoxide Hydrogen Peroxide
Urea (Fertilizer 46-0-0) Methyl Alcohol
(Methanol) Diamine (HMTD) Citric Acid
Acetone
Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK) Nitric Acid+Sulfuric Acid Methyl Ethyl Methyl Ethyl Ketone
Alcohol (Ethyl or Methyl) Urea Nitrate Urea Ketone Peroxide Hydrogen Peroxide
Ethylene Glycol (Antifreeze) Nitric Acid (MEKP) Strong Acid
Glycerin(e) (Glycerol) Nitrocotton Cotton
Hexamine (Camp Stove Tablets) (Gun Cotton)
Primary Explosives
Nitric Acid+Sulfuric Acid
Citric Acid (Sour Salt) Mercury Mercury
Fulminate Nitric Acid
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OXIDIZERS

Oxidizer Names/Chemical Symbols Examples of Oxidizer Compounds

Perchlorate/CIO4 Nitrate/NO3 Iodate/IO3 Ammonium Perchlorate = NH4CIO4
Chlorate/CIO3 Peroxide/O2 Chromate/CrO4 Sodium Chlorate = NaCIO3
Hypochlorite/OCI Permanganate/MnO4 Dichromate/Cr2O7 Calcium Hypochlorite = Ca(OCI)2
Ammonium Nitrate = NH4NO3
Potassium Nitrate = KNO3
Cations Associated with Oxidizers Hydrogen Peroxide = H2O2
Barium Peroxide = BaO2
Sodium (Na) Calcium (Ca) Strontium (Sr) Silver (Ag)
Potassium (K) Ammonium (NH4) Lead (Pb) Hydrogen (H) Potassium Permanganate = KMnO4
Barium (Ba) Lithium (Li) Lead Iodate = Pb(IO3)2
Lithium Chromate = Li2CrO4.2H2O
Potassium Dichromate = K2Cr2O7
Chlorates and peroxides can produce very
sensitive and energetic explosions

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EXPLOSIVE MIXTURES
Common Oxidizers Nitrate Blends Chlorate/Perchlorate Blends
Sodium Chlorate-NaCIO3 ANFO Ammonium Nitrate (AN) Flash Powder Potassium Chlorate/
Potassium Chlorate-KCIO3 Diesel Fuel (FO) Perchlorate
Ammonium Perchlorate-NH4CIO4 Aluminum Powder
ANAI Ammonium Nitrate (AN) Magnesium Powder
Calcium Hypochlorite-Ca(OCI)2 Aluminum Powder (AI ) Sulfur
Ammonium Nitrate (AN)-NH4NO3
ANS Ammonium Nitrate Poor Man’s C-4 Potassium Chlorate
Potassium Nitrate (Saltpeter)-KNO3 Sulfur Powder
Hydrogen Peroxide-H2O2 Vaseline
Barium Peroxide-BaO2 ANIS Ammonium Nitrate Armstrong’s Potassium Chlorate
Icing Sugar Mixture Red Phosphorus
Potassium Permanganate-KMnO4
Nitric Acid-HNO3 Black Potassium Nitrate
Powder Charcoal Liquid Blend
Sulfur
Hellhoffite Nitric Acid
Nitrobenzene (NB)

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