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7701857 
Journal Article 
Assay of the Thermally Stable, Insensitive, High Explosive 1,3,5-Triamino-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene (TATB) 
Nandi, AK; Thirupathi, N; Mandal, AK; Pandey, RajK; , 
2014 
Yes 
Central European Journal of Energetic Materials
ISSN: 1733-7178 
INST INDUSTRIAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 
WARSAW 
295-305 
WOS:000340082600009 
An aqueous titration method is described to assay the insensitive, high explosive 1,3,5-triamino-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene (TATB). TATB is initially quantitatively converted to the weak acid 1,3,5-trihydroxy-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene (THTNB) by base catalysed hydrolysis. Subsequently THTNB is assayed by acid-base titration. TATB samples obtained from regular batch operations are assayed by this method, and the results are compared with those obtained by the total amino functional group estimation method using a modified Kjeldhal apparatus. The method is simple and has good accuracy and precision.