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Thermodynamic Assessment of the Impact of Selected Plastics on the Energy Parameters of Explosives

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  • Jolanta Biegańska

    (Department of Hydrogen Energy, Faculty of Energy and Fuels, AGH University of Science and Technology, 30 Mickiewicza Ave., 30-059 Cracow, Poland)

  • Krzysztof Barański

    (Department of Mining Engineering and Work Safety, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Resource Management, AGH University of Science and Technology, 30 Mickiewicza Ave., 30-059 Cracow, Poland)

  • Kamil Hebda

    (Oil and Gas Institute—National Research Institute, 25A Lubicz Street, 31-503 Kraków, Poland)

  • Mateusz Pytlik

    (Conformity Assessment Body, Central Mining Institute, 1 Gwarków Square, 40-166 Katowice, Poland)

Abstract

Global economic development and the associated increase in consumption increase the demand for plastics. The result of these changes is the increase in the share of this group of used plastics in the structure of household waste. An innovative way of managing plastic waste is to use it as a component of a high-energy material. According to the conceptual assumptions, some plastics introduced into the structure of an explosive (Ex) in appropriate amounts can improve the energy parameters of a high-energy material. Modification of the composition of the explosive causes a change in its explosive and operational parameters. It also becomes necessary to develop a method of introducing an additional component. Computer programs for thermodynamic calculations are a tool for modeling the predicted energy parameters of an explosive. The performed simulations and modeling allow for the selection of appropriate compositions for laboratory and “in situ” tests. This reduces the number of field tests performed. This enables the more effective design of new explosive compositions. The use of waste plastics as a corrector of explosive properties may also be pro-environmental in nature through the use of a detonation method of their disposal and will reduce the cost of manufacturing the product. The conducted analyses showed that for three ANFO-type explosives containing 2% polyethylene—PE 2.0, 1% polypropylene—PP 1.0 and 1% polyurethane—PU 1.0, obtained energy parameters similar to ANFO and qualitatively and quantitatively similar structure of post-detonation gases.

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  • Jolanta Biegańska & Krzysztof Barański & Kamil Hebda & Mateusz Pytlik, 2022. "Thermodynamic Assessment of the Impact of Selected Plastics on the Energy Parameters of Explosives," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(24), pages 1-13, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:15:y:2022:i:24:p:9583-:d:1006366
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    1. Andrzej Biessikirski & Krzysztof Barański & Mateusz Pytlik & Łukasz Kuterasiński & Jolanta Biegańska & Konrad Słowiński, 2021. "Application of Silicon Dioxide as the Inert Component or Oxide Component Enhancer in ANFO," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(8), pages 1-12, April.
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