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Development in the field of homemade explosives – TACP

Authors: Matyáš Robert

Year: 2024

Type of publication: ostatní - přednáška nebo poster

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Language	Name	Abstract	Keywords
eng	Development in the field of homemade explosives – TACP	Since the year 2000, there has been a dynamic development in the field of produced homemade explosives (HMEs), driven by the increasing number of terrorist attacks around the world. Typical examples of this development are triacetone triperoxide (TATP) and erythritol tetranitrate (ETN), first reported as HMEs in 1984 and 2009 respectively, and now among the most commonly used HMEs by terrorists (Figure 1). The illicit production of HMEs is limited in European Union countries by restricting the availability of certain key precursors to the public. However, these restrictions are leading explosives manufacturers to look for new and less and less traditional explosives for which the availability of precursors is not yet restricted. A classic example of this recent development is tatraaminecopper(II) perchlorate (TACP). TACP as a HME was first reported on the webpages sciencemadness.org dealing with HMEs at the beginning of the second decade of the 21st century. Shortly afterwards, in 2015, the first scientific paper mentioning TACP as a HME was published (1). In 2023, this substance appeard in real case in Sweden (2). However, to date, only one paper has been published that focuses on a more detailed description of the explosive properties of TACP (3). This paper focuses on TACP, its history, chemical, explosive and forensic characteristics, including documented examples of its use as an HME.	Improvised explosive; Tetraamincopper perchlorate; TACP; Erythritol tetranitrate; ETN; Triacetone triperoxide; TATP