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The present study deals with the possibility to utilize blends of rubber modified epoxy and cyanate ester resins as thermal and mechanical resistant polymeric matrices for tagging of explosives. It has been shown that a composite material consisting of a polymeric matrix made of cyanate ester resin and brominated epoxy resin modified with carboxyl-terminated butadiene acrylonitrile rubber, an ultraviolet light active pigment and a coding system represented by metal oxides mixture and iron powder bearing ferromagnetic properties could be successfully applied for tagging of explosives. A positive identification of a tested explosive comprising the tagging elements after detonation was proved. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ABSTRACT The current study is primarily focused on the possibility to utilize blends of epoxy and cyanate ester resins as thermal and mechanical resistant polymeric matrixes for tagging of explosives. The effects of cyanate ester resin content and epoxy resin type on mechanical and thermal properties of resulting materials have been investigated with the aim to find the optimum composition for the preparation of tagging elements. It has been shown that a composite material consisting of a brominated epoxy-cyanate ester matrix, an ultraviolet light active pigment, and a coding system represented by various metal oxides in a given ratio, and iron powder bearing ferromagnetic properties could be successfully applied for tagging of explosives. A positive identification of a given explosive comprising the tagging elements after detonation has been demonstrated. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Adv Polym Technol 2014, 33, 21399; View this article online at . DOI 10.1002/adv.21399 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]