Chlorate-based homemade explosives: A review
Chlorates and perchlorates, inorganic salts known for their potent oxidizing properties, find utility in various products such as pyrotechnics, matches, and disinfectants. Their chemical properties also make them suitable for homemade explosives, resulting in their extensive use by criminals. Hence,...
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| description | Chlorates and perchlorates, inorganic salts known for their potent oxidizing properties, find utility in various products such as pyrotechnics, matches, and disinfectants. Their chemical properties also make them suitable for homemade explosives, resulting in their extensive use by criminals. Hence, the forensic analysis of these compounds is vital for investigating crimes involving their utilization. A wide array of analytical techniques is available for detecting and quantifying these substances, offering forensic investigators an extensive toolkit to effectively analyze and identify chlorates and perchlorates in various samples. Recent research highlights the potential for leveraging the information obtained from analyzing these materials, including for intelligence purposes. The future of forensic analysis in this domain lies in extracting additional information, such as source attribution, through methods like chemometrics, thereby enhancing forensic intelligence capabilities. This article is categorized under: Forensic Chemistry and Trace Evidence > Explosive Analysis Forensic Chemistry and Trace Evidence > Trace Evidence Forensic Chemistry and Trace Evidence > Emerging Technologies and Methods |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-936892023-11-20T06:19:08Z Chlorate-based homemade explosives: A review Horrocks, Aaron DeTata, D. Pitts, K. Lewis, Simon chlorates forensic analysis homemade explosives perchlorates source attribution Chlorates and perchlorates, inorganic salts known for their potent oxidizing properties, find utility in various products such as pyrotechnics, matches, and disinfectants. Their chemical properties also make them suitable for homemade explosives, resulting in their extensive use by criminals. Hence, the forensic analysis of these compounds is vital for investigating crimes involving their utilization. A wide array of analytical techniques is available for detecting and quantifying these substances, offering forensic investigators an extensive toolkit to effectively analyze and identify chlorates and perchlorates in various samples. Recent research highlights the potential for leveraging the information obtained from analyzing these materials, including for intelligence purposes. The future of forensic analysis in this domain lies in extracting additional information, such as source attribution, through methods like chemometrics, thereby enhancing forensic intelligence capabilities. This article is categorized under: Forensic Chemistry and Trace Evidence > Explosive Analysis Forensic Chemistry and Trace Evidence > Trace Evidence Forensic Chemistry and Trace Evidence > Emerging Technologies and Methods 2023 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/93689 10.1002/wfs2.1506 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ John Wiley & Sons, Ltd fulltext |
| spellingShingle | chlorates forensic analysis homemade explosives perchlorates source attribution Horrocks, Aaron DeTata, D. Pitts, K. Lewis, Simon Chlorate-based homemade explosives: A review |
| title | Chlorate-based homemade explosives: A review |
| title_full | Chlorate-based homemade explosives: A review |
| title_fullStr | Chlorate-based homemade explosives: A review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Chlorate-based homemade explosives: A review |
| title_short | Chlorate-based homemade explosives: A review |
| title_sort | chlorate-based homemade explosives: a review |
| topic | chlorates forensic analysis homemade explosives perchlorates source attribution |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/93689 |