Blowing Stuff Up The Green Way

From Non-Detonating Solutions of Cape Town - - moving from the world of dynamite to a new product called AutoStem,  AutoStem is a plastic cartridge that is pushed into a borehole in rock or concrete just like a stick of dynamite.  When the cartridge is triggered electrically from a lead, a proprietary mixture of material which contains an oxidizer reacts to rapidly produce high-pressure gas.  Because the gas is tightly contained in the borehole, its expansion splits the surrounding material.

Global urban redevelopment will require the demolition of many old structures this century.  Look for world of "green dynamite" to make inroads as contractors search for new blasting technologies geared toward crowded urban environments.

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