The present invention discloses a process for manufacturing diethyleneglycol dinitrate (DEGDN). The process comprises nitrating diethylene glycol (DEG) with a mixed acid in a nitrator to form DEGDN and spent acid, separating the DEGDN from spent acid in a separator, neutralizing the DEGDN with soda solution in a was...

Water in oil emulsion explosives used for industrial purposes of high consistency and the process for preparing the same are disclosed. Water in oil emulsion explosives having a combination of microcrystalline wax and sorbitan sesquioleate result in high viscosity emulsions of at least 2 to 5 million cps, that are n...