Borohydride fuels in gas generant compositions
US5401340A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 10, 1994 |
| Grant date | Mar 28, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 10, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC06D5/06
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A sodium-azide-free gas-generating composition includes an oxidizable borohydride fuel and an oxidizing agent containing oxygen and a metal. The fuel and the oxidizing agent are selected such that water vapor is produced upon reaction between the borohydride fuel and the oxidizing agent. Suitable oxidizing agents contain a metal and oxygen and are selected from a metal oxide, a metal oxide hydrate, a metal oxide hydroxide, a metal hydrous oxide, a metal hydroxide, or mixtures thereof. The fuel and oxidizing agent are selected such that water vapor is the major gaseous combustion product.
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