In the past two to three decades, ionic liquids (ILs) have been one of the most exciting
scientific discoveries in chemical science. Nowadays, the most accepted definition of an IL is …

High-energy materials such as emulsions, slurries and ammonium-nitrate fuel-oil (ANFO)
explosives play crucial roles in mining, quarrying, tunnelling and many other infrastructure …

Abstract Development of green propellant is of importance for safer handling and higher cost
effectiveness than conventional toxic hydrazine propellant. Among all green liquid …

A wide range of propellants, and propulsion systems in space exploration by aircrafts or
space vehicles was studied, developed, investigated, and commercialized. Liquid, solid, or …

Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), coupled with Fourier transform infrared (FTIR)
spectroscopy and mass spectrometry (MS), has been utilized to study the thermal …

The propellant synthesis community is constantly looking for green alternative
monopropellants. Energetic ionic liquids have several attractive properties such as high …

The 2-hydroxyethylhydrazinium nitrate ([HOCH2CH2NH2NH2]+ NO3−, HEHN) ionic liquid
has the potential to power both electric and chemical thrusters and provide a wider range of …

To develop chemical kinetics models for the combustion of ionic liquid-based
monopropellants, identification of the elementary steps in the thermal and catalytic …

The composition of the products and the mechanistic routes for the reaction of the hypergolic
ionic liquid (HIL) 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium cyanoborohydride ([EMIM][CBH]) and nitric …

The study deals with the investigation of energetic ionic liquids capable of serving as both
monopropellants and bipropellants on a single mission. Various blends of the …