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US 5041661Tier 3 — General Defense

METHOD OF PRODUCING TRIAMINOGUANIDINE NITRATE

Assignee

US Government

Filed as: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, THE, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY

Filed

Jul 2, 1984

Granted

Aug 20, 1991

Location

WALDORF MD US

Abstract

A process for preparing triaminoguanidine nitrate from relatively impure (90-99 percent)/commercial guanidine nitrate and commercial grade aqueous hydrazine (50-64 weight percent) in alcohol by: (1) adding enough hydrazine to form monoaminoguanidine nitrate, diaminoguanidine nitrate, or mixtures thereof, (2) physically removing the alcohol insoluble, solid impurities from the solution, (3) adding the remainder of the hydrazine needed to form triaminoguanidine nitrate, (4) adding nitric acid to adjust the pH to from 4.5 to 5.5, and (6) isolating the product triaminoguanidine nitrate.

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35 USC §181 Secrecy Order

Imposed

May 1, 1985

Rescinded

Sep 26, 1990

Duration

5 years, 4 months

Inventor

  • 1KERRY L. WAGAMAN
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