Comparative evaluation of purity of green energetic material (ammonium dinitramide) depending on refining method

Wooram Kim; Younja Kwon; Seong Yun Hwang; Youngmin Jo

Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, Vol.34, No.6, 1693-1698, June, 2017

DOI10.1007/s11814-017-0072-7 Export Citation

Comparative evaluation of purity of green energetic material (ammonium dinitramide) depending on refining method

Wooram Kim, Younja Kwon, Seong Yun Hwang¹, and Youngmin Jo^†

Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do 17104, Korea
¹Department of Food and Biotechnology, Hankyong National University, Ansung-si, Gyeonggi-do 17579, Korea

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Although the solid propellant, ammonium dinitramide (ADN, NH4N(NO2)2) is safe and thermally stable, it requires high purity for practical commercial applications. Even a small amount of impurities in ADN can create negative effects, including catalyst poisoning and thruster nozzle cloggings when it is used as a liquid propellant. Thus, we explored several purification processes for the precipitated ADN particles, such as repetition extraction, adsorption by activated carbons, and low-temperature extraction. These purifying methods help to improve the chemical purity as evaluated by FTIR, UV-vis, DSC, and IC analyses. Among the purification processes, adsorption was found to be the best method, showing a final purity of 99.768% based on relative quantification by ion chromatography.

Keywords:Green Propellant;Ammonium Dinitramide;Purification;Adsorption

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[Referenced By]

[1] Ostmark H, Bemm U, Langlet A, Sanden R, Wingborg N, J. Energ. Mater., 18(2-3), 123 (2000)

[2] Santhosh G, Venkatachalam S, Ninam KN, Sadhana R, Alwan S, Abarna V, Joseph MA, J. Hazard. Mater., 98(1-3), 117 (2003)

[3] Talawar MB, Sivabalan R, Mukundan T, Muthurajan H, Sikder AK, Gandhe BR, Rao AS, J. Hazard. Mater., 161(2-3), 589 (2009)

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[5] Nazeri GH, Mastour R, Fayaznia M, Keyghobadi P, Iran. J. Chem. Chem. Eng., 27(1), 85 (2008)

[6] Kim WR, Jo YM, Kwon YJ, Park YC, J. Korean Oil Chem. Soc., 30(1), 57 (2013)

[7] Brown JB, Doris KK, Prog. Chem. Fats Other Lipids, 3, 57 (1955)

[8] Oliveira JIS, Nagamachi MY, Diniz MF, Mattos EC, Dutra RCL, J. Aerosp. Technol. Manage., 3(3), 269 (2011)

[9] Rahoui N, Jiang B, Pan HT, Huang YD, Appl. Spectrosc., 51(5), 431 (2016)

[10] Santhosh G, Venkatachalam S, Kanakavel M, Ninan KN, Indian J. Chem. Technol., 9(3), 223 (2002)

[11] Langlet A, Ostmark H, Wingborg N, US Patent, 5,976,483 (1999).

[12] Venkatachalam S, Santhosh G, Ninan KN, PROPELLANT-EXPLOS-PYROTECH, 29(3), 178 (2004)

[13] Yang R, Thakre P, Yang V, Combust. Explos., 41(6), 657 (2005)

[14] Ruey KB, Synthesis and purity characterization of high purity SDCDPS monomer by ion chromatography, Master’s Thesis, The Ohio State University, Ohio, US (2009).

[15] Raghavan R, Jacob S, PROPELLANT-EXPLOS-PYROTECH, 38(2), 273 (2013)