Continuous manufacture of DBX-1
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
InventorsNeha Mehta, Jon G. Bragg, Matthew L. Jorgensen, Andrew G. Pearsall, Jerry S. Salan, Daniel W. Ward
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a process for continuous production of copper (I) nitrotetrazolate (DBX-1) by reacting aqueous copper salt with aqueous 5-nitrotetrazolate salt in the presence of a reducing agent. All the reactants are introduced into a continuous flow reactor system, which is composed of a temperature controlled tubular reactor and a mixer that allows for radial mixing. An optional stirred tank reactor may also be incorporated into the process to complete the reaction and allow for crystal growth.
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A process for continuous production of copper(I) nitrotetrazolate, DBX-1 comprising:
- a. introducing reactants, wherein the reactants comprises aqueous copper salt, aqueous 5-nitrotetrazolate salt, and a reducing agent into a continuous flow reactor system, and wherein the continuous flow reactor system comprises a tubular reactor and a mixer;
- b. imparting energy from the mixer to the reactants inside the tubular reactor to radially mix the reactants;
- c. forming a slurry containing DBX-1 inside the tubular reactor.
A process for continuous production of copper(I) nitrotetrazolate, DBX-1 comprising:
- a. introducing mixing aqueous copper salt and aqueous 5-nitrotetrazolate salt into a tubular reactor, wherein the tubular reactor is comprised of an inner tube and outer tube;
- b. adding a reducing agent to the mixture to form a slurry comprising DBX-1;
- c. radially mixing the contents of the tubular reactor using an acoustic mixer;
- d. transferring the slurry into at least one stirred tank reactor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.