trinitrotoluene

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Mononitrotoluene is put in at one end of the plant and comes out as trinitrotoluene.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar by Various

The heat of neutralization raises the temperature to 45-55'0, but the latter temperature should not be exceeded, since any trinitrobenzene formed at this point would later be removed with the unreacted trinitrotoluene.

From Organic Syntheses by Conant, James Bryant

Amatol: a mixture of ammonium nitrate and trinitrotoluene, used for shell-filling.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar by Various

Halakite: contains potassium chlorate, ammonium nitrate, trinitrotoluene or other nitro-body; may contain nitrocotton, sodium nitrate, and wood-meal.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar by Various

Procedure To 3600 g. of concentrated sulfuric acid, in a 5-l. flask placed in an empty water bath, are added 360 g. of technical trinitrotoluene, while the mixture is stirred mechanically.

From Organic Syntheses by Conant, James Bryant