Salt compositions and explosives using same

摘要

The present invention provides for a novel salt composition comprising: (A) at least one salt moiety derived from (A)(I) at least one high-molecular weight hydrocarbyl-substituted polycarboxylic acylating agent, said hydrocarbyl-substituent of said acylating agent (A)(I) having a number average molecular weight of at least about 280, and (A)(II) one or more members selected from the group consisting of ammonia, at least one amine, at least one alkali or alkaline earth metal, and at least one alkali or alkaline earth metal compound; (B) at least one salt moiety derived from (B)(I) at least one low-molecular weight polycarboxylic acylating agent, said acylating agent (B)(I) optionally having at least one hydrocarbyl substituent having up to about 18 carbon atoms, and (B)(II) one or more members selected from the group consisting of ammonia, at least one amine, at least one alkali or alkaline earth metal, and at least one alkali or alkaline earth metal compound; said moieties (A) and (B) being coupled together by (C) at least one compound comprising (C)(I) and optionally component (C)(II), component (C)(I) being at least one oxazoline represented by the formula (I) wherein in Formula (I), R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are independently (i) hydrogens, (ii) hydrocarbyl groups, (iii) hydroxy-substituted hydrocarbyl groups, (iv) hydroxy-substituted poly(hydrocarbyloxy) groups, (v) amino-substituted hydrocarbyl groups or (vi) amino-substituted poly(hydrocarbyloxy) groups, with the proviso that at least two of R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are independently (iii), (iv), (v) or (vi); optional component (C)(II) being at least one compound other than component (C)(I) having (i) two or more primary amino groups, (ii) two or more secondary amino groups, (iii) at least one primary amino group and at least one secondary amino group, (iv) at least two hydroxyl groups or (v) at least one primary or secondary amino group and at least one hydroxyl group. The invention also provides for concentrates and explosive emulsions containing the foregoing composition.