Novel opportunities for nanoporous carbons as energetic materials

Novel opportunities for nanoporous carbons as energetic materials

A novel energetic material based on nanoporous carbons as main ingredient is herein reported for the first time. Prepared by filling the pores of nanoporous carbons with an oxidizer, its energetic character is demonstrated. The decomposition of the oxidizer confined in the nanopores of the carbon re...

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Published in:Carbon (New York) Vol. 164; pp. 129 - 132
Main Authors: Van Riet, Romuald, Amayuelas, Eder, Lodewyckx, Peter, Lefebvre, Michel H., Ania, Conchi O.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: New York Elsevier Ltd 30-08-2020
Elsevier BV
Elsevier
Subjects:
Carbon
Catalysis
Chemical Sciences
Decomposition
Detonation
Energetic materials
Environmental Engineering
Environmental Sciences
Material chemistry
Oxidizing agents
Porosity
Porous materials
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Summary:A novel energetic material based on nanoporous carbons as main ingredient is herein reported for the first time. Prepared by filling the pores of nanoporous carbons with an oxidizer, its energetic character is demonstrated. The decomposition of the oxidizer confined in the nanopores of the carbon renders a material capable to sustain a detonation. The energetic character -temperature and reactivity- seems to be promoted by the nanoconfinement of the salts. The safety properties of such materials are in line with the requirements for application as high explosives or propellants.
ISSN:0008-6223
1873-3891
DOI:10.1016/j.carbon.2020.03.061