Gas generating compositions with auto-ignition function

A gas generating system comprising a composition, the composition of:

• an aromatic acid selected from the group consisting of tetrazoles, carboxylic acid/benzene-based fuels, nitrotriazoles, aminonitrotriazoles, aminotriazoles, bistetrazolylamines, bitetrazoles, and mixtures thereof, said acids provided at about 1-30 wt % of the total composition;
• a basic constituent provided at about 1-30 wt % of the total composition;
• an alkali metal nitrate selected from the group consisting of potassium nitrate and sodium nitrate, and mixtures thereof, said alkali metal nitrate provided at about 35-75 wt % of the total composition, and said alkali metal nitrate provided at substantial or approximate stoichiometric amounts to oxidize the fuel and the basic constituent;
• and
• a catalytic non-oxidizing molybdenum-containing additive provided at about 1-10 wt % of the total composition.

A gas generating system comprising an composition, the composition comprising:

• a fuel selected from the group consisting of dinitrobenzoic acid, dinitrobenzamide, nitroisophthalic acid, and mixtures thereof;
• a basic constituent;
• an alkali metal nitrate provided at amounts sufficient to oxidize the fuel and basic constituent;
• a catalytic non-oxidizing molybdenum-containing additive selected from the group consisting of powdered molybdenum, molybdenum trioxide, ammonium molybdate, molybdic acid, sodium molybdate, phosphomolybdic acid, sodium phosphomolybdate, potassium molybdate, molybdenum dioxide, molybdenum trichloride, molybdenum dichloride dioxide, molybdenum carbide, molybdenum tetrachloride oxide, molybdenum silicide, molybdenum acetate dimer;
• and mixtures thereof.