Preparation of explosives containing degradation products of ascorbic or isoascorbic acid

摘要

A degradation product of ascorbic acid or isoascorbic acid obtained by heating the acid at a temperature between about 70 DEG C. and about 210 DEG C. until partial or complete decomposition of the acid occurs, useful in admixture with various nitrate-containing oxidation agents as an explosive and propellant material for a wide range of specific applications.