Polytetrafluoroethylene: synthesis and characterization of the original extreme polymer

GJ Puts, P Crouse, BM Ameduri - Chemical reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
This Review aims to be a comprehensive, authoritative, and critical review of general
interest to the chemistry community (both academia and industry) as it contains an extensive …

Fluorine-containing oxidizers for metal fuels in energetic formulations

SK Valluri, M Schoenitz, E Dreizin - Defence Technology, 2019 - Elsevier
Fluorine containing oxidizers, primarily polymers, are extensively used in pyrotechnic
compositions. Fluorinated oxidizers are less explored for metalized propellants and …

Activating aluminum reactivity with fluoropolymer coatings for improved energetic composite combustion

J McCollum, ML Pantoya, ST Iacono - ACS applied materials & …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Aluminum (Al) particles are passivated by an aluminum oxide (Al2O3) shell. Energetic
blends of nanometer-sized Al particles with liquid perfluorocarbon-based oxidizers such as …

An approach to the induced reaction mechanism of the combustion of the nano-Al/PVDF composite particles

Y Li, J Li, B Wang, H Ma, Z Han - Surface and Coatings Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Highly reactive aluminum-fluorine composites with novel structures have attracted much
attention in the past decades. However, there is not a specific mechanism to explain the …

Enhanced combustion performance of core-shell aluminum with poly (vinylidene fluoride) interfacial layer: Constructing the combination bridge of aluminum powder …

F Xiao, H Zhang, W Liu, J Zhang, T Liang, J Hu… - Surface and Coatings …, 2022 - Elsevier
Uniform coating of organofluorides on aluminum powder surfaces has always been a
challenging problem. Herein, the polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) is uniformly bonded to the …

Stabilization of AlH3 Crystals by the Coating of Hydrophobic PFPE and Resulted Reactivity with Ammonium Perchlorate

MH Yu, SL Yang, WX Xie, YJ Li, HP Li, QL Yan - Langmuir, 2023 - ACS Publications
Aluminum hydride (AlH3) is a promising fuel component of solid propellant, but its
stabilization is still challenging. Herein, surface functionalization of hydrophobic …

Catalyzing aluminum particle reactivity with a fluorine oligomer surface coating for energy generating applications

J McCollum, ML Pantoya, ST Iacono - Journal of Fluorine Chemistry, 2015 - Elsevier
Exothermic surface reaction between fluorine from a fluorine-containing polymer and the
alumina (Al 2 O 3) monolayer shell surrounding aluminum (Al) fuel particles promotes …

A latent highly activity energetic fuel: thermal stability and interfacial reaction kinetics of selected fluoropolymer encapsulated sub-micron sized Al particles

H Wang, H Ren, T Yan, Y Li, W Zhao - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Aluminum can enhance heat release of energetic composite in theory. However, the
commonly used micron aluminum powder has several short comings like incomplete …

[HTML][HTML] AP assembled on ultrafine aluminum particle and its application to NEPE propellant

H Wang, Q Li, H Ren, L Xie, T Liu, Z Chen - Defence Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
Coating modification is an important way to enhance the reactivity of aluminum powder. In
this paper, ammonium perchlorate and aluminum powder were assembled into energetic …

3D Printing of n‐Al/Polytetrafluoroethylene‐Based Energy Composites with Excellent Combustion Stability

D Zheng, T Huang, B Xu, X Zhou, Y Mao… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The development of 3D printing technology provides a new idea for the application of
energy‐containing materials as functional reactive materials, which helps Al–F high‐energy …