Abstract
In recent years progressively increasing terrorist activities, which use homemade explosives; such as acetone peroxide and other cyclic organic peroxides have led to worldwide awareness by security and defense agencies. Then the development of methodologies for the detection of cyclic organic peroxides have become an urgent need. Until quite recently, most of the current technology in use for trace detection of explosives had been unable to detect these energetic compounds. Differences in physical properties between cyclic organic peroxides is the main barrier for the development of a general method for analysis and detection of the peroxide explosives. In this short review, the most relevant contributions related to preparation, characterization and detection of the most important cyclic organic peroxides have been presented. It also includes few recent investigations about the toxicity and metabolism of some peroxide explosives.
Highlights
Organic peroxides are another class of explosives which have been the focus of interest of many researchers in recent years [1,2]
The most relevant contributions related to preparation, characterization and detection of the most important cyclic organic peroxides have been presented
In a book chapter the most relevant contributions related to preparation, characterization and ambient pressure detection of the most important cyclic organic peroxides were reviewed [3]
Summary
Organic peroxides are another class of explosives which have been the focus of interest of many researchers in recent years [1,2]. Cyclic organic peroxides-based homemade explosives have been used to build weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East for several years. Increased terrorist activities, which use acetone peroxide and other cyclic organic peroxides as homemade explosives, have led to worldwide awareness by security and defense agencies. Hydrogen peroxide (HP) was discovered nearly two hundred years ago its special properties, present in concentrated solutions, started to be utilized just before World War II, by German researchers. The detonable properties of concentrated solutions of hydrogen peroxide were discovered at that time as well. The mixtures researched so far have exhibited relatively low nitrogen oxides emissions as well as sufficient explosive power, stability, sensitivity and versatility. The mixtures investigated so far appeared to be relatively easy to use and quite adaptable [4]
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