Determination of the vapor density of Triacetone Triperoxide (TATP) using a gas chromatography headspace technique

Authors

Jimmie C. Oxley, University of Rhode IslandFollow
James L. Smith, University of Rhode IslandFollow
Kajal Shinde, University of Rhode Island
Jesse Moran, University of Rhode Island

Document Type

Article

Date of Original Version

4-1-2005

Abstract

Using a GC headspace measurement technique, the vapor pressure of TATP was determined over the temperature range 12 to 60°C. As a check on the experimental method, TNT vapor pressure was likewise computed. Values for TNT are in excellent agreement with previous published ones. For TATP the vapor pressure was found to be ∼ 7 Pa at ambient conditions. This value translates to a factor of 104 more molecules of TATP in air than TNT at room temperature. The dependence of TATP vapor pressure on temperature can be described by the equation log10P(Pa) = 19.791 - 5708/T(K). Its heat of sublimation has been calculated as 109 kJ/mol. © 2005 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.

Publication Title, e.g., Journal

Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics

Volume

30

Issue

2

Citation/Publisher Attribution

Oxley, Jimmie C., James L. Smith, Kajal Shinde, and Jesse Moran. "Determination of the vapor density of Triacetone Triperoxide (TATP) using a gas chromatography headspace technique." Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics 30, 2 (2005): 127-130. doi: 10.1002/prep.200400094.