Recycling Propellants in Nonpolluting Supercritical Fluids: Novel Computational Chemistry Models for Predicting Effective Solvents
Abstract
The conventional methods of demilitarization of energetic components of the demilitarization inventory, open burning or open detonation (OB/OD), are being restricted due to the resulting generation of pollution Additionally, OB/OD destroys valuable energetic materials that could otherwise be reused if extracted from the stockpiles. An alternative demilitarization procedure to OB/OD is supercritical fluid (SF) extraction of the energetic materials. In addition to eliminating pollution, SF extraction allows for the recycling of the recovered ingredients, provided the process is nondestructive. A particularly attractive nondestructive solvent is carbon dioxide, a low-cost environmentally benign solvent with easily accessed critical parameters.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1998
- Accession Number
- ADA480910
Entities
People
- Betsy M. Rice
- Cary F. Chabalowski
Organizations
- United States Army Research Laboratory