US EPA

7697262 

Book/Book Chapter 

Energetic Polymers: Synthesis and Applications 

Paraskos, AJ 

2017 

Springer 

Challenges and Advances in Computational Chemistry and Physics 

25 

91-134 

English 

10.1007/978-3-319-59208-4_4 

WOS:000432774300005 

Energetic polymeric materials typically consist of both a hydrocarbon-based fuel component as well as one or more oxidizing “explosophore” components. The use of energetic rather than fuel-rich polymers is theoretically advantageous in explosive and propellant applications as they contribute high temperature and pressure characteristics to the resulting formulations, produce less smoke (soot) and do not require the incorporation of large amounts of solid oxidizers such as ammonium perchlorate (AP), ammonium nitrate (AN) or ammonium dinitramide (ADN) in order to achieve effective combustion. The most commonly used energetic polymer, nitrocellulose (NC), is also one of the first known energetic polymers; it has been successfully utilized for decades in both rocket and gun-propellant applications. The chemistry and uses of NC have been reviewed extensively in the past. Therefore, this chapter will focus on more recent investigations and the development of modern energetic polymers, including oxirane-derived and oxetane-derived materials, energetic thermoplastic elastomers (ETPE’s) as well as several other new classes of energetic polymers. © 2017, Springer International Publishing AG. 

Energetic polymers; Energetic thermoplastic elastomers (ETPE's)