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ANARCHY 'N' EXPLOSIVES
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=====> VOLUME 3 <=====
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This is the MOST important or one of the most important volumes regarding
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the various mixtures of anarchy that I will be "publishing" to the "public".
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Also, it may as well be the MOST DANGEROUS to prepare, the substance we will
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be dealing with is Trinitrotoluene, or short - TNT. This high expolosive
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is a VERY DANGEROUS, slightly unstable substance. The crystalized crude TNT
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is about the color of brown sugar and feels greasy to the touch. It is
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suitable for many uses as a high-explosive, but not for the use in high-
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explosive shells. It is also highly reactive to many other chemical
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substances. It can be incorporated into dynamite and many other explosives
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that will be explained in further detail later, in other volumes of ANARCHY.
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WARNING:
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DO NOT ATTEMPT TO FINISH THIS PROJECT UNLESS YOU ARE FULLY CAPABLE SAFELY
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EXECUTING THE PROCESSES IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT! IF YOU CHOOSE TO CONTINUE,
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READ THE INSTRUCTIONS COMPLETELY THROUGH BEFORE BEGINNING AND HAVE ALL
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MATERIALS AND TOOLS (INCLUDING SAFETY/EMERGENCY EQUIPTMENT) READY FOR USE
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WHEN OR IF THEY ARE NEEDED. THIS IS NOT A JOKE! USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!!!
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Preparation of Trinitrotoluene (Three Stages). A mixture of 294 grams
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of concentrated sulfuric acid (density 1.84) and 147 grams of nitric
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acid (density 1.42) is added slowly from a dropping funnel to 100
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grams of toluene in a tall 600-cc. beaker, while the liquid is stirred
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vigorously with an electric stirrer and it's temperature is maintained
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at 30 to 40 degrees celsius by running cold water in the vessel in
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which the beaker is standing. The addition of acid will require from an
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hour to an hour and a half. The stirring is then continued for half an
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hour longer without cooling; the mixture is allowed to stand over night
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in a separatory funnel; the lower layer of spent acid is drawn off; and
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the crude mononitrotoluene is weighed. One-half of it, corresponding to
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50 grams of toluene, is taken for the dinitration.
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The mononitrotoluene (MNT) is dissolved in 109 grams of concentrated
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sulfuric acid (d. 1.84) while the mixture is cooled in running water.
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The solution in a tall beaker is warmed to 50 degrees
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and a mixed acid,
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composed of 54.5 grams each of nitric acid (d. 1.50) and sulfuric acid
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(d. 1.84), is added slowly drop by drop from a dropping funnel while
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the mixture is stirred mechanically. The heat generated by the reaction
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raises the temperature, and the rate of addition of the acid is regulated
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so that the temperature of the mixture lies always between 90 degrees
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and 100 degrees. The addition of the acid will require about 1 hour.
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After the acid has been added, the mixture is stirred for 2 hours longer
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at 90-100 degrees to complete the nitration. Two layers seperate on
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standing. The upper layer consists largely of dinitrotoluene (DNT), but
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probobly contains a certain amount of TNT. The trinitration in the
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laboratory is converniently carried out without separating the DNT from
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the spent acid.
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While the dinitration mixture is stirred actively at a temperature of
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about 90 degrees, 145 grams of fuming sulfuric aced (oleum containing
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15% free SO3) is added slowly by pouring from a beaker. A mixed acid,
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composed of 72.5 grams each of nitric acid (d. 1.50) and the 15% oleum,
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is now added drop by drop with good agitation while the heat of the
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reaction maintains the temperature at 100-115 degrees. After about
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three-quarters of the acid has been added, it will be found necessary
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to apply external heat to maintain the temperature. After all the acid
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has been added (taking 1 1/2 to 2 hours), the heating and stirring are
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continued for 2 hours longer at 100-115 degrees. After the material has
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stood overnight, the upper TNT layer will be found to have solidified
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to a hard cake, and the lower layer of spent acid to be filled with
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cdata bstals. The acid is filtered through a Buchner funnel (without filter
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paper), and the cake is broken up and washed with water on the same
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filter to remove excess of acid. The spent acid contains considerable
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amounts of TNT in solution; this is precipitated by pouring the acid
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into a large volume of water, filtered off, rinsed with water, and added
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to the main batch. All the of the product is washed three or four times
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by agitating it vigorously with hot water under which it is melted.
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After the last washing, the TNT is granulated by allowing it to cool
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slowly under hot water while the stirring is continued. The product,
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filtered off and dried at ordinary room temperature, is equal to a good
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commercial sample of crude TNT. It may be purified by dissolving in warm
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alcohol at 60 degrees and allowing to cool slowly, or it may be purified
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by digesting with 5 times its weight of 5% sodium hydrogen sulfite
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solution at 90 degrees for half an hour with vigorous stirring, washing
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with hot water until the washings are colorless, and finally granulating
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as before. The product of this last treatment is equal to a good
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commercial sample of purified TNT. Pure ALPHA-TNT, melting point 80.8
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degrees, may be procured by recrystallizing this material once from
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nitric acid (d. 1.42) and once from alcohol.
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Well, that's it... AND REMEMBER MY WARNING!
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future editions of ANARCHY 'N' EXPLOSIVES comming soon.....
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(whenever I have time to type them up!)
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by Doctor Dissector of course!
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