Metal Free Primary Explosives
Safe, thermally stable energetic compounds remove the need for metals in demolition and defense.
Technology No. 2020-PIER-69117
Researchers at Purdue University have developed new metal free explosives that may improve safety in military and civil demolition applications as they eliminate need for metal components. These enhanced energetic materials have excellent thermal stability.
Advantages:
-Enhances safety
-Thermal stability
-Improved explosives performance
Potential Applications:
-Construction
-Military and Defense
Publication
"An Improved Synthesis of the Insensitive Energetic Material 3-Amino-5-Nitro-1,2,4-triazole (ANTA)"
Journal of Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics
DOI: 10.1002/prep.202000097
TRL: 2
Intellectual Property:
Provisional-Gov. Funding, 2020-06-12, United States | Utility-Gov. Funding, 2021-04-05, United States