Commercially available training aids for canines are either pure explosive powders or explosives mixed with materials like silica. These training aids are not easy to handle or to dispose of after use.  They also represent a hazard for both the canines and their handlers.  XploSafe manufactures a set of materials that produce vapors of military explosives, such as TNT, RDX and PETN.  These materials or training aids are produced in pellet form, making them extremely easy to handle.  Direct injection mass spectrometry was used to analyze these training aids for both purity and intensity of the generated vapors. The vapors were compared to samples of actual explosives.  They were also subject to open flame, impact and friction testing to confirm the non-explosive nature.

Characterization of non-detonable,non-hazardous explosives training aids for military explosives

247th National Meeting (2014)

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