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Method for preparing anhydrous tetrazole gas generant compositions

US5472647A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 7, 1994
Grant dateDec 5, 1995
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Expiry dateJan 7, 2014

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC06B43/00
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A present method involves preparing an anhydrous gas generant by forming a quantity of granulated anhydrous gas generating material into a shaped charge wherein the gas generating material is an oxidizer and at least one fuel selected from the group consisting of tetrazoles. More particularly, a preferred method involves preparing an anhydrous gas generating composition by preparing a slurry of gas generating material which comprises oxidizer particles larger than 1 micron and fuel particles larger than 1 micron wherein the oxidizer is selected from the group consisting of a metal peroxide, an inorganic nitrate, an inorganic nitrite, a metal oxide, a metal hydroxide, an inorganic chlorate, an inorganic perchlorate, or a mixture thereof, and the fuel is selected from the group consisting of tetrazoles; granulating the slurry to obtain granules of a selected weight average particle size; drying the granules to an anhydrous condition; and pelletizing the anhydrous granules.

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