Use of nanodiamonds as a reducing agent in a chlorate-based energetic composition

Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 166-173

  Comet, Marc ^a   Pichot, Vincent ^a   Siegert, Benny ^a   Spitzer, Denis ^a   Moeglin, Jean Pierre ^b   Boehrer, Yannick ^a  

^a FRENCH GERMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SAINT LOUIS   (France)

^b Institut Franco Aallemand de Recherches de Saint Louis (ISL)   (France)

Author keywords

Chlorate; Energetic Composition; Nanodiamond

Indexed keywords

18TH CENTURIES; CHLORATE; ENERGETIC CHARACTERISTICS; ENERGETIC COMPOSITION; HIGH DENSITIES; NANODIAMOND; NEGATIVE OXYGEN BALANCES; PHYSICAL MIXING; PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; THERMAL SENSITIVITIES; TIME-RESOLVED; WHITE POWDERS;

DIAMOND FILMS; EXPLOSIVES; OXYGEN; PELLETIZING; POTASSIUM; SUGAR (SUCROSE);

DIAMONDS;

EID: 65449172884     PISSN: 07213115     EISSN: 15214087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prep.200700900     Document Type: Article

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