Testing CDP Technology
Posted on 07. Nov, 2009 by Lisa in G) Technology
Testing CDP Technology
The objective of testing was to successfully prepare and detonate a sample while showing diamond yield in the byproduct through analytical testing. This was achieved in tests conducted at Nordex Explosives and byproduct analysis conducted at Queen’s University between May and June 2010.
Due to the sensitive nature of the test procedure, ETI is restricted to state only that a mixture of CO2 and other ingredients was prepared and results clearly show the mixture to be detonatable. Samples were prepared and detonated at an ERD-approved explosives test site at Nordex Explosives in Kirkland Lake, Ontario.
Two samples were detonated underwater and water samples were acquired and boiled down to collect all solid material. Solids were analyzed at Queen’s University via NMR spectroscopy, which revealed faint sp3 carbon bonding – the type of bonding in diamond. Here is the NMR Spectrum.
Further commercialization testing is required to optimize the diamond conversion rate and to explore the explosive performance parameters of the mixture for mining applications. Further testing should consist of a few full days at Nordex.
