Analysis and characterisation of nitroglycerine based explosives by proton magnetic resonance spectrometry

It has been shown that by using 500 MHz 1H NMR it is possible, without prior separation, to quantify individual nitroaromatic compounds present in commercial nitroglycerine based explosives (gelignites). Patterns within the quantitative data provide a good degree of sample batch characterisation; typing of the explosive is achieved via total nitroaromatic content.