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RED CHIPS: Evidence of WTC Thermite in Peer-Reviewed Paper
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by Erik Larson | April 3, 2009 at 08:16 pm
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New paper published in the peer-reviewed Open Chemical Physics Journal by Dr. Steven Jones and 8 others discusses the "red chips" found in World Trade Center dust following the destruction on 9/11. Their conclusion: Thermite. Debunkers: submit your work for peer-review and publication.
Active Thermitic Material Discovered in Dust from the 9/11 World Trade Center Catastrophe
The Open Chemical Physics Journal. Bentham.org. Vol 2. 2009. pp.7-31 (25)
Authors: Niels H. Harrit, Jeffrey Farrer, Steven E. Jones, Kevin R. Ryan, Frank M. Legge, Daniel Farnsworth, Gregg Roberts, James R. Gourley, Bradley R. Larsen
Abstract:We have discovered distinctive red/gray chips in all the samples we have studied of the dust produced by the destruction of the World Trade Center. Examination of four of these samples, collected from separate sites, is reported in this paper. These red/gray chips show marked similarities in all four samples. One sample was collected by a Manhattan resident about ten minutes after the collapse of the second WTC Tower, two the next day, and a fourth about a week later. The properties of these chips were analyzed using optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray energy dispersive spectroscopy (XEDS), and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The red material contains grains approximately 100 nm across which are largely iron oxide, while aluminum is contained in tiny plate-like structures. Separation of components using methyl ethyl ketone demonstrated that elemental aluminum is present. The iron oxide and aluminum are intimately mixed in the red material. When ignited in a DSC device the chips exhibit large but narrow exotherms occurring at approximately 430 °C, far below the normal ignition temperature for conventional thermite. Numerous iron-rich spheres are clearly observed in the residue following the ignition of these peculiar red/gray chips. The red portion of these chips is found to be an unreacted thermitic material and highly energetic.
Commentary at 911Research.WTC7.net:
Explosives Found in World Trade Center Dust: Scientists Discover Both Residues And Unignited Fragments Of High-Tech Metal Incendiaries In Debris From the Twin Towers By Jim Hoffman April 3, 2009
The scientific paper Active Thermitic Material Discovered in Dust from the 9/11 World Trade Center Catastrophe conclusively shows the presence of unignited aluminothermic explosives in dust samples from the Twin Towers, whose chemical signature matches previously documented aluminothermic residues found in the same dust samples. The present review of the paper and related research is intended to summarize those findings for the non-technical reader. To that end, I first provide a short introduction to the subject of aluminothermic explosives, then outline the methods and results of analysis of the dust samples, and finally explore the significance of these findings.
Michael Wolsey of Visibility911.com interviews Dr. Steven Jones regarding the findings in this paper:
Our talks today with Dr. Jones features an in-depth discussion on a new paper which has been formally published and peer reviewed by The Open Chemical Physics Journal titled Active Thermitic Material Discovered in Dust from the 9/11 World Trade Center Catastrophe. In this revolutionary new research paper, discoveries made in the World Trade Center Dust, particularly the red/gray bi-layered chips, are examined in great detail and include evidence of the thermite fingerprint at every juncture.
And Kevin Ryan, also a co-author:
Our talk today with Kevin features an in-depth discussion on a new paper which has been formally published and peer reviewed by The Open Chemical Physics Journal titled Active Thermitic Material Discovered in Dust from the 9/11 World Trade Center Catastrophe.
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at 04:47 on April 4th, 2009
It is interesting however I doubt that it will have much impact since the WTC was a steel skeleton and concrete construction. The paint used was in part aluminum based or lead based.
at 07:19 on April 4th, 2009
"The paint used was in part aluminum based or lead based."
Thanks, Paschen- I hadn't heard that before; the girders and columns were painted?
In the paper, the authors say they considered the possibility the chips were paint, and ruled this out. In addition, they conducted numerous tests showing it has the properties of thermite, in addition to documenting other evidence of thermite, i.e. iron microspheres.
I don't have the background to understand most of what's in the paper, but I can understand some of the basic facts and arguments. I'm really looking forward to seeing the responses generated in opposition.
at 07:24 on April 4th, 2009
All the steel beams had to be painted and in those day they used Lead and Aluminum based paint to rust prove them.
Today Lead based paint for rust proofing is outlawed, though that law came only into effect in the 90s.
Aluminum based paint is still legal.
at 09:18 on April 4th, 2009
Without a doubt, many samples of the dust exist, including in the possession of NIST, FEMA, EPA, USGS, and possibly the FBI, NYPD, NYFD.
If these red chips are paint or something else- and not thermite- that should be exposed.
If they're thermite, there should be a full criminal investigation of the destruction of WTC 1, 2 and 7, and those responsible should be brought to justice.
at 09:32 on April 4th, 2009
Termite live of wood, clay and dead organic mater, they do not attack concrete nor steel or plastic.
The WTC where made of steel and concrete as well as plastic not wood, nor clay.
Even if some Termites where introduced, all they could live off would be paper and files or some wood furnishing, nothing that could harm the integrity of the buildings them self.
Even for their nest, termites need wood, clay and or other organic matter. They can not harm Steel nor Concrete.
at 23:28 on April 8th, 2009
ermm thermite not termite's! ;)
at 12:46 on April 15th, 2009
What?! termites? what are you talking about? are you an idiot?
at 05:14 on May 4th, 2009
WTF? TERMITES????
Learn how to read
ITS THERMITE
at 15:19 on April 12th, 2009
Thermite is not "aluminum based." It contains elemental aluminum. Paint does not contain elemental aluminum. It may contain aluminum compounds as fire retardants. Aluminum metal is not a fire retardant. It is not used in the manufacture of thermite as a fire retardant. This is basic stuff. It's not rocket science. It's not secret information. It's in any basic chemistry textbook.
at 11:00 on July 14th, 2009
Paschen. Shut up. You're wrong. Stop helping the most corrupt people alive from getting away with murder.
at 08:17 on April 4th, 2009
Very interesting; I hadn't heard about this development.
at 09:24 on April 4th, 2009
thanks, Amy- i agree- very interesting new development.
I just added hilites to interviews w/ Dr. Jones and Kevin Ryan
at 14:31 on April 7th, 2009
FEMA report, Appendix C identifies a similar finding of rapid melting of structural steel in two samples taken from Twin Tower and WTC7. This report, entitled "Limited Metallurgical Examination" stops short of explaining the sulfidation reaction and intragranular penetration of the melt zone.
Thermate chemistry is consistent with the FEMA Appendic C report.
So, we have an official government document identifying a phenomenon--yet to be explained, and admitted as such in the final two paragraphs of FEMA Appendix C.
at 16:27 on April 7th, 2009
I read the paper. I understand the paper. It is clear and compelling.
If you read it, you must either conclude:
1. There was thermite in the WTC before the planes hit.
or
2. The paper is completely fabricated. In that case, of course, any independent lab can check the results.
at 23:25 on April 8th, 2009
More info filtering through:
interview with Dr. Steven Jones,
javno news,
nano-thermite - american free press,
the raw story,
at 06:34 on April 9th, 2009
When will we wake-up...countries don't matter only OLD/NEW (Military Industrial Complex/Banks) BIG MONEY! We must reveal the truth TOGETHER...How about a Million Citizen March for truth on Washington...!
www.robertgoodmanband.com
at 17:54 on April 16th, 2009
Just posted two articles on this topic:
http://ronmossad.blogspot.com/2009/04/ive-done-research-and-it-was-arabs-get.html
and
http://ronmossad.blogspot.com/2009/04/on-controlled-demolitions-and-thermite.html
Total non-story
at 20:19 on April 16th, 2009
crux of ronmossad's argument seems to be
1) That the red-gray chips with nano-engineered aluminum that ignites at a lower temperature than even the latest publicly-known about thermite- are actually from the welds in the twin towers. I'm not buying it- and I support continued investigation. Not too many labs could have made the stuff, and if Harrit et al are wrong, their peers need to debunk them in a refereed journal, or similar forum.
2) That it would've been impossible to get the stuff into the buildings without being noticed. That would depend on the security; Stratesec, a Bush-connected company, had contracts for years, up to the destruction of the towers. Also, it's still not known what role the nano-thermite played; it may have been used as an explosive, to melt steel, or to ignite explosives. Many of those who help put the stuff in place may thought they were part of a repair project, and special technicians finished the job.
3) That "Arabs" did 9/11. Whatever role Bin Laden and the so-called "Al Qaeda" played, they may still have been used as patsies- by people who had the power to make sure they could get VISAs with apps that should've been denied on their face, that could ensure they could travel in and out of the country on expired VISAs, that could make sure the CIA and FBI didn't disrupt the plot even though they had info on the alleged hijackers and numerous chances to stop them and supervisors took no action and even obstructed agents who were trying to disrupt the plot like Robert Wright and Coleen Rowley, that could make sure standard FAA/NORAD intercept procedures for off-course flights didn't work 4 times on 9/11, etc.
at 17:15 on April 24th, 2009
Erik, keep at it. Every bit helps. The tide turns slowly, but it does turn.
at 07:48 on July 9th, 2009
More questions -
Was thermite used in the original construction of the buildings?
Does the weld made by thermite contain the ingredients such as aluminum in the form found in the dust ie. assuming the welds were pulverized during the collapse, would that not explain the findings?
If thermite was used during construction/ repair, is it possible that unremoved spillage can account for the findings?
Just as we must not discount a theory just because it sounds like a conspiracy , we must not jump to conclusions without considering all the possibilities.
at 10:56 on July 14th, 2009
You've got to be kidding right canbyte?