Single-step production and formulation of HMX nanocrystals

Powder Technology

Volumn 226, Issue , 2012, Pages 235-238

  Qiu, Hongwei ^a   Stepanov, Victor ^b   Chou, Tsengming ^a   Surapaneni, Ashok ^b   Di Stasio, Anthony R ^b   Lee, Woo Y ^a  

^a Stevens Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b US Army ARDEC   (United States)

Author keywords

Granules; HMX; Nanocomposite; Nanocrystals; Spray drying

Indexed keywords

ACETONE SOLUTION; BINDER MATRIX; COMPOSITE GRANULES; COMPRESSED GAS; FACILE PRODUCTION; GRANULES; NANOCRYSTALLINES; POLYMERIC BINDER; SINGLE-STEP; SMALL CRYSTALS; SPRAY DRYERS; SPRAY-DRYING METHOD; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY TEM;

ACETONE; BINDERS; GRANULATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HMX; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOCRYSTALS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPRAY NOZZLES; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

SPRAY DRYING;

ACETONE; NANOCRYSTAL; OCTOGEN; POLYVINYL ACETATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; FOCUSED ION BEAM COUPLED SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PARTICLE SIZE; PRECIPITATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPRAY DRYING; SUPERSATURATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84861899106     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: 1873328X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2012.04.053     Document Type: Article

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