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

2012; Royal Society of Chemistry; Volume: 48; Issue: 36 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1039/c2cc30957b

1364-548X

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

Ionic liquids properties and applications

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.