Portable thin layer chromatography for field detection of explosives and propellants
2012
A field deployable detection kit for explosives and propellants using thin layer chromatography (TLC) has been developed
at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). The chemistry of the kit has been modified to allow for field
detection of propellants (through propellant stabilizers), military explosives, peroxide explosives, nitrates and inorganic
oxidizer precursors. For many of these target analytes, the detection limit is in the μg to pg range. A new miniaturized,
bench prototype, field portable TLC (Micro TLC) kit has also been developed for the detection and identification of
common military explosives. It has been demonstrated in a laboratory environment and is ready for field-testing. The
kit is comprised of a low cost set of commercially available components specifically assembled for rapid identification
needed in the field and identifies the common military explosives: HMX, RDX, Tetryl, Explosive D or picric acid, and
TNT all on one plate. Additional modifications of the Micro TLC system have been made with fluorescent organosilicon
co-polymer coatings to detect a large suite of explosives.
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