The report reviews recipes for the synthesis of straight dynamite consisting of potassium nitrate (KNO3), nitroglycerin (NG), carbon (charcoal) and a sodium carbonate stabilizer.
Straight dynamite, or nongelatinous dynamite with an active base, constitutes an improvement over dynamite with an inactive base, which originally consisted of a mixture of nitroglycerin and diatomaceous earth to stabilize the nitroglycerin, thus solving its safety problems, for example, its sensitivity to freezing conditions, impact and friction.
The use of straight dynamite compositions such as those reviewed in this report leads to improved dynamite performances due to the presence of additives that participate in the detonation process and contribute to its energetic efficacy.
This report presents two straight dynamite compositions, containing 15% and 40% nitroglycerin, known to have been used in jihadi attacks in the past.
The first section of the report provides an analysis of three recipes for straight dynamites. The second section determines the credibility of the jihadist recipes via Terrogence Global’s reconstruction of the synthesis, performed under laboratory conditions. This report contains an analysis of the recipe and product, by means of a variety of analytical instruments.
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