Energetic Materials

Abstract

Metastable molecues possessing high reactivity can be employed as explosives, propellants, and pyrotechnics. The properties, sensitivities and kinetics of energetic materials used as nitroaromatics and nitramines, which are in both military and civilian use, are discussed and the theory of detonation described.

Highly Dense Nitranilates‐Containing Nitrogen‐Rich Cations

“…Energetic materials as controllable storage systems for relatively large amounts of chemical energy are widely applied in military and industrial venues. [1] To meet the continuing need for improved energetic materials, the synthesis of energetic compounds with higher performance or enhanced insensitivity to thermal or shock insults has attracted considerable interest. Based on the special properties of ionic compounds such as lower vapor pressures and higher densities than their atomically similar nonionic analogues, a series of energetic salts as a unique class of high energetic materials has been developed by several groups.…”

Energetic salts based on 1-amino-1,2,3-triazole and 3-methyl-1-amino-1,2,3-triazole

“…IR spectra were recorded by using KBr pellets for solids on a Bruker tensor 27 spectrometer. 1 H and 13 C NMR spectra were recorded on a Bruker 400 MHz spectrometer operating at 400 MHz, respectively, with [D 6 ]-DMSO as the locking solvent unless otherwise stated. 1 H and 13 C NMR chemical shifts are reported in ppm relative to TMS.…”

“…In the last decade, a unique class of high energetic compounds composed of nitrogen-containing heterocyclic anions and/or cations has been developed to meet the continuing need for improved energetic materials. [1][2][3][4][5] Recently, salt-based molecules have been reported to display attractive energetic properties because of special properties of ionic compounds, such as lower vapor pressures and higher densities compared with those of their atomically similar nonionic analogues. [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] The present research is mainly directed toward the synthesis of new organic cations and anions, which exhibit high safety, performance, density, and stability.…”

High Performance HTPB-Based Energetic Nanomaterial with CuO Nanoparticles

“…[1][2] One of the potential applications for materials with such fine grain sizes is in improving the combustion characteristics of energetic materials, 3 which are substances that store energy chemically and are typically categorized as explosives, pyrotechnics and propellants. [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] Composite propellants are highly particle-filled elastomers used in solid rocket motors (SRMs) technology. These propellants are made by embedding a finely divided solid oxidizing agent, generally ammonium perchlorate (AP) in a plastic, resinous, or elastomeric matrix.…”