Thermal Decomposition of RDX and RDX-Borohydride Mixtures

Abstract

This report is a progress report on GCMS studies on the thermal decomposition of RDX, both alone and in mixtures with K2B12H12. A number of these less-volatile products are formed. 1,3,5-triazine has been conclusively identified for the first time as a decomposition product of RDX. This is mechanistically significant because it suggests the operation of either some form of N-N02 cleavage or of intermolecular CH abstraction. Crude estimates of the effects on 1,3,5-triazine formation of temperature and of added K2B12H12 have been made and are briefly discussed. Other products are still under study; those identified to date include mononitroso-RDX (MRDX) and unreacted RDX. Keywords: RDX, Nitramines, Borohydrides, Boron hydrides, Catalysis mechanisms, Catalysis, Propellants, Explosives, Thermal decomposition, Gun propellants, VHBR Propellants, Combustion.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA199371

Entities

People

  • Michael A. Schroeder

Organizations

  • Ballistic Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Burning Rate
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Combustion
  • Decomposition
  • Dissociation
  • Engineering
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Mass Spectra
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Military Research
  • Munitions
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Pyrolysis
  • Triazines

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  • Agricultural Chemistry/Soil Science
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Rocket Propulsion.