Synthesis and reactivity of a super-reactive metastable intermolecular composite formulation of Al/KMnO4

Anand Prakash, Alon V. McCormick, Michael R. Zachariah

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Abstract

The synthesis of super-reactive metastable intermolecular composite (MIC) formulation of AL/KMnO4 was described using nanoscale energetic materials. Reaction-rate measurements were performed in terms of pressurization rate under confined combustion of the MIC. The synthesis of KMnO4 nanopaticles was done by an aerosol-phase spray-drying method, and pressurization-rate performance of a MIC in the form of a loose powder composed of Al/KMnO4 nanoparticles. It was found that a strong correlation existed between the pressurization rates for several MIC combinations and the fraction of reactive oxygen present in the combustion product.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)900-903
Number of pages4
JournalAdvanced Materials
Volume17
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 4 2005

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