Stabilizers for nitrate ester-based energetic materials and their mechanism of action: a state-of-the-art review

D Trache, AF Tarchoun - Journal of Materials Science, 2018 - Springer
Aliphatic nitrate esters are currently the most widely used energetic ingredients in single-,
double-, and triple-base propellants. These nitrate esters are unstable at ambient conditions …

Analytical methods for stability assessment of nitrate esters-based propellants

D Trache, AF Tarchoun - Critical reviews in analytical chemistry, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Nitrate esters-based propellant (NEBP) belongs to the main classes of energetic materials
being used in civilian and military applications. These NEBPs are not highly stable, and …

Organic eutectic mixture as efficient stabilizer for nitrocellulose: kinetic modeling and stability assessment

S Chelouche, D Trache, AF Tarchoun, A Abdelaziz… - Thermochimica acta, 2019 - Elsevier
The effect of organic eutectic mixture of diphenylamine (DPA) and N-(2-methoxyethyl)-p-
nitroaniline (MENA) with respect to its pure components on the stability of nitrocellulose (NC) …

Effect of stabilizers and nitrogen content on thermal properties of nitrocellulose granules

K Cieślak, K Gańczyk-Specjalska… - Journal of Thermal …, 2021 - Springer
The granules containing nitrogen of various content (12.2–13.3%) and stabilizers (centralite
I, centralite II, akardite II, triphenylamine) were obtained in laboratory scale, and the study of …

Organosolv lignins as new stabilizers for cellulose nitrate: Thermal behavior and stability assessment

MF Cherif, D Trache, F Benaliouche… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Cellulose nitrate, commonly known as nitrocellulose (NC), and its corresponding propellants
naturally decompose at normal conditions. To avoid early degradation, unexpected …

[HTML][HTML] Advancing nitrocellulose thermal stability through the incorporation of ion-exchanged ZSM-5 zeolite for enhanced performance

M Chebbah, AF Tarchoun, F Benaliouche, A Abdelaziz… - FirePhysChem, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, cellulose nitrate (NC), a highly energetic polymer, was supplemented with two
distinct classes of stabilizing agents: the usual diphenylamine (DPA) and zeolite molecular …

Effect of organic eutectic on nitrocellulose stability during artificial aging

S Chelouche, D Trache, AF Tarchoun… - Journal of Energetic …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Recently, the eutectic composition of organic binary mixtures MENA+ DPA has been found
to be an efficient stabilizer of nitrocellulose. However, the behavior of such new stabilizer …

Effect of Kraft lignins on the stability and thermal decomposition kinetics of nitrocellulose

MF Cherif, D Trache, F Benaliouche, S Chelouche… - Thermochimica acta, 2020 - Elsevier
In this work, the stabilizing effect of softwood and hardwood Kraft lignins on nitrocellulose
(NC) was assessed. Four samples containing 3% of stabilizer were prepared. DSC and FTIR …

[HTML][HTML] Stabilizer selection and formulation strategies for enhanced stability of single base nitrocellulose propellants: A review

SNA Rusly, SH Jamal, A Samsuri, SAM Noor… - Energetic Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
Stabilizers play a crucial role in preventing undesirable decomposition and degradation
reactions of propellants, thus ensuring their long-term performance and safe storage. This …

Mordenite zeolite for scavenging nitroxide radicals and its effect on the thermal decomposition of nitrocellulose

MF Cherif, D Trache, F Benaliouche… - Journal of Energetic …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Nitrogen oxides (NO x), which result from the decomposition of nitrocellulose (NC)-based
solid propellants, promote the degradation of this later and alter its long-term stability. Thus …