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US 10,472,299 B2Granted
Explosive microporous coordination polymers
AssigneeThe Regents of the University of Michigan
InventorsAdam J. Matzger, Kyle McDonald
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Abstract
Employing non-energetic MCPs as hosts (fuel) for the adsorption of oxidant molecules enables the intimate and molecular scale mixing of fuel and oxidizer on a level that is not commonly achievable in traditional energetic mixtures. The adsorption of the oxidants into MOF-5 resulted in increased heat released upon decomposition, which shows potential for utilization of this method as a platform to develop high-performance primary energetic materials.
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An energetic composition comprising:
- a first component comprising a nanostructured sorbent being a crystalline porous coordination polymer consisting of at least one metal node or cluster which is coordinated to an organic linker forming at least one porous framework;
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- a second component comprising an oxidant infiltrated into pores of the at least one porous framework of the nanostructured sorbent,
- wherein the second component is present in an amount such that the oxidant is at least 10% of the weight of the energetic composition;
- a combination of the nanostructured sorbent and the oxidant resulting in the energetic composition material which is more sensitive to detonation by impact, friction, spark, or thermal stimulus than the oxidant alone.
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