Issue 36, 2012
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Chemical Communications

Hypergolic ionic liquids to mill, suspend, and ignite boron nanoparticles†‡

Parker D. McCrary,a   Preston A. Beasley,a   O. Andreea Cojocaru,a   Stefan Schneider,b   Tommy W. Hawkins,*b   Jesus Paulo L. Perez,c   Brandon W. McMahon,c   Mark Pfeil,d   Jerry A. Boatz,b   Scott L. Anderson,*c   Steven F. Son*d  and  Robin D. Rogers*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Center for Green Manufacturing and Department of Chemistry The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, USA
E-mail: rdrogers@as.ua.edu

b Space and Missile Propulsion Division, Propulsion Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, AFRL/RZSP, 10 E Saturn Boulevard, Edwards AFB, CA 93524, USA
E-mail: Tommy.Hawkins@edwards.af.mil

c Department of Chemistry, The University of Utah, 315 S. 1400 E., Rm 2020, Salt Lake City, USA
E-mail: anderson@chem.utah.edu

d School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, Zucrow Laboratories, 500 Allison Road, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
E-mail: sson@purdue.edu

Abstract

Boron nanoparticles prepared by milling in the presence of a hypergolic energetic ionic liquid (EIL) are suspendable in the EIL and the EIL retains hypergolicity leading to the ignition of the boron. This approach allows for incorporation of a variety of nanoscale additives to improve EIL properties, such as energetic density and heat of combustion, while providing stability and safe handling of the nanomaterials.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C2CC30957B
Article type
Communication
Submitted
09 Feb 2012
Accepted
27 Feb 2012
First published
28 Feb 2012

Chem. Commun., 2012,48, 4311-4313

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Hypergolic ionic liquids to mill, suspend, and ignite boron nanoparticles

P. D. McCrary, P. A. Beasley, O. A. Cojocaru, S. Schneider, T. W. Hawkins, J. P. L. Perez, B. W. McMahon, M. Pfeil, J. A. Boatz, S. L. Anderson, S. F. Son and R. D. Rogers, Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 4311 DOI: 10.1039/C2CC30957B

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