Chemical Profiling of Inorganic and Pyrotechnic Explosives

Projektinformationen

PyroProf

ID Finanzhilfevereinbarung: 747249

DOI 10.3030/747249

Abgeschlossenes Projekt

EK-Unterschriftsdatum 10 Mai 2017

Startdatum 4 September 2017

Enddatum 3 September 2019

Finanziert unter

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Gesamtkosten € 177 598,80

EU-Beitrag € 177 598,80

Koordiniert durch

Netherlands Forensic Institute
Netherlands

Ziel

The criminal law system has shown interest in the recent scientific developments with respect to chemical profiling of explosives. This approach goes beyond explosive material chemical identification, providing key intelligence to a counter-terrorism or forensic investigation on the basis of chemical clues in the form of impurities and degradation products. Explosive profiling can reveal relationships between samples obtained from a crime scene and material associated with a suspect. If such profiles can be linked to the production process and the raw materials used such intelligence information can even assist law enforcement in stopping attacks from being successfully executed. However, explosive profiling is challenging since it requires suitable analytical strategies, unbiased interpretation of the results, substantial sample collections and comprehensive knowledge on the chemical variation of explosives, precursors and environmental background levels. The main research objective of the PyroProf project is to offer suitable analytical tools for the chemical profiling of inorganic explosives of forensic interest (e.g. ammonium nitrate based and pyrotechnic mixtures) for their use in forensic casework. This project will yield selective sampling strategies, novel separation methodologies by state-of-the-art CE-MS and IC-MS instruments, complementary statistical approaches and databases with further knowledge on explosive, precursor, and background compositions useful for forensic interpretation. This outcome will benefit the experienced researcher to boost his career as a professional researcher in the analytical and forensic chemistry fields as well as will have impact on the European society since the results will be disseminated and used to/by scientific and forensic communities, improving the criminal justice system and the public awareness of the safety and security issued associated with the use of certain explosives (e.g. legal/illegal consumer fireworks).

Wissenschaftliches Gebiet

• natural sciences › computer and information sciences › databases
• social sciences › political sciences › political transitions › terrorism
• natural sciences › earth and related environmental sciences › physical geography › cartography › geographic information systems
• natural sciences › chemical sciences › electrochemistry › electrophoresis
• medical and health sciences › other medical sciences › forensic sciences

Programm/Programme

• H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Main Programme
• H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility

Thema/Themen

• MSCA-IF-2016 - Individual Fellowships

Aufforderung zur Vorschlagseinreichung

H2020-MSCA-IF-2016

Finanzierungsplan

MSCA-IF-EF-SE - Society and Enterprise panel

Koordinator

Netherlands Forensic Institute

• Netto-EU-Beitrag: € 177 598,80
• Adresse: Laan van Ypenburg 6 ; 2490 AA The Hague ; Niederlande
• Region: West-Nederland › Zuid-Holland › Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage
• Aktivitätstyp: Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)
• Gesamtkosten: € 177 598,80