#2 The Future of Explosives

Will explosives of the future be free of NOx?

In this episode of AcademyBlasting.TV, Dr. Anthony Konya discusses the future of explosives in the civil industry. One of the major upcoming developments is likely the introduction of Green Explosives. Many groups have been working on developing green explosives, which aim to remove NOx from mining and construction operations - but how do we actually measure this?

In this episode two new parameters are detailed which will be critical in the development of green explosives, the Fume Rating and the Leach Rating. Dr. Konya discusses these ratings and how to actually accomplish monitoring and measuring them. The Safety and Performance of green explosives are also discussed in an attempt to answer the question - what are the baseline standards from today's explosive that will need to be carried into the future. This is one of the first works in green explosive technology for the civil explosives marketplace discussed in the world.

Finally, the discussion shifts to how 30 or more years from now, the blasting process will be automated and run from a control room. All this and more is discussed in this weeks episode of AcademyBlasting.TV.

For more information, see Dr. Anthony Konya's recent article on Green Explosives