TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Novel method for the detection of nitroglycerin in smokeless powders
JO  - Science and justice
A1  - Roberts, Marcel
A1  - Petraco, Nicholas
A1  - Gittings, Michael
SP  - 467
EP  - 471
VL  - 55
IS  - 6
N2  - Nitroglycerin is an active component in many explosive substances. Notably, it is found as an active ingredient in double-base smokeless powders, differentiating them from single-base powders, whose main active ingredient is nitrocellulose. It is proposed that the detection of nitroglycerin within various types of ammunition will allow for the differentiation between single and double-base smokeless powders, thus allowing for a method of distinguishing ammunition or bulk powder samples that may be found during the course of a criminal investigation. Presumptive tests are an effective tool in field-testing for forensic science. These tests are used primarily as rapid, sensitive means of elucidating the chemical characteristics of an unknown sample in-situ. In this paper, the authors present a novel method for the detection of nitroglycerin in smokeless powders with the use of a presumptive color test reagent, dimethylaminocinnamaldehyde (p-dmac). Twenty-five smokeless powders were tested using this reagent to evaluate the color change that would occur in the presence of nitroglycerin. All presumptive results were confirmed via gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1355-0306
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scijus.2015.08.001
ID  - ref1
ER  -