Stable, nitrogen-rich composition

US5198046A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. · DE

Inventors

• Klaus M. Bucerius · Karlsruhe, DE
• Friedrich-Wilhelm Wasmann · Remchingen, DE
• Klaus Menke · Bruchsal, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 10, 1992
• Grant date: Mar 30, 1993
• Expiry date: Mar 10, 2012

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C06B43/00
• WIPO field: Basic materials chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A stable, nitrogen-rich organic compound in the form of diguanidinium-5,5zotetrazolate having the empirical formula C.sub.4 H.sub.12 N.sub.16, is with a pulverulent, chemically stable oxidizer as a pyrotechnic mixture for spontaneously generating environmentally friendly, non-toxic gases.