Patent ID: 8173430
Filing Date: 2012-05-08
Classification: A01K,C06B,F41H,F42B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A simulant material for simulating hazardous materials substantially devoid of non-inherently associated volatiles, comprising a quantity of at least one explosive material and at least one inert material; wherein the simulant material is a non-explosive material and is in the form of a homogenous, flexible and non-particulated material, the simulant material being manufactured by a process comprising: mixing at least one explosive material in neat form with an inert material to obtain a mixture devoid of non-inherently associated volatiles, in which the at least one explosive material is homogenously distributed throughout the inert material, vacuum-extruding the paste-like material to remove air from the paste; and processing the paste-like simulant material devoid of air into a final form selected from the group consisting of a rod, a sheet and a roll.