The Preparatory Manual of Explosives Fourth Edition Volume 1: The standard for explosives science and technology of the most used energetic compounds

The Preparatory Manual of Explosives Fourth Edition is a massive upgrade from the third edition, and has been completely re-written. The material has been completely re-done, with more emphases on detailed preparatory methods, safety and hazard info, molecular information and data, structures and equations, and new chapters. The fourth edition includes numerous illustrations and data charts and tables, and includes improved procedures, processes, and information written with professional standards, but given a new improved bases so that the general student can read and understand the context far better then seen in the third edition. As well, the fourth edition includes valuable toxicity and physical properties data, and exhaustively describes each process in a new format and style. Chapters in Volume 1 include: 1) Chapter 1: Introduction to Chemistry: A quick lesson in general chemistry; 2) Chapter 2: Familiarization with Laboratory Techniques; 3) Chapter 3: Laboratory Apparatus; 4) Chapter 4: Chemistry Theory and Calculations; 5) Chapter 5: The dynamics of Explosives; 6) Chapter 6: Improvised Explosives, and Operations; 7) Chapter 7: Familiarization with explosive munitions; 8) Chapter 8: Intermediates, Reagents, and Solvents used in the preparation of Explosives; 9) Chapter 9: Explosives Preparation 1, The Preparation of Metal Azides, Fulminates, and Nitrides; 10) Chapter 10: Explosives Preparation 2, the preparation of Organic Azides and Azo-Nitros; 11) Chapter 11: Explosives Preparation 3, the Preparation of Aza/Oxa Nitramines; 12) Chapter 12: Explosives Preparation 4, The Preparation of cyclic Nitramines; 13) Chapter 13: Explosives preparation 5, The Preparation of Nitramines. The fourth edition is the standard for explosives science and technology of the most used energetic compounds. The book is a perfect reference for students, government agencies, government contractors, and enthusiasts.