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A novel approach for preparation of CL-20 nanoparticles by microemulsion method

Bayat, Y ; Sharif University of Technology

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2013.12.028
  3. Abstract:
  4. 2,4,6,8,10,12-Hexanitro-2,4,6,8,10,12-hexaazaisowurtzitane (CL-20) as one of the high energy cage nitramines has been used in various propellants and explosive formulations. The performance of energetic materials depends on its particle size and shape. Therefore, in this research, microemulsion method has been applied for the preparation of CL-20 nanoparticles via oil in water (O/W) microemulsions. The optimized formulation contains water 45%, n-butyl acetate 20.5%, sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS, as anionic surfactant) 6.5% and 2-propanol (as co-surfactant) 26.5%. CL-20 nanoparticles that were obtained by microemulsion method are spherical with an average diameter of 25 nm, based on TEM image. CL-20 nanoparticles were also characterized by SEM image analysis, FTIR spectroscopy and TG method
  5. Keywords:
  6. Energetic material ; Microemulsion ; Nitramine ; Surfactant ; Average diameter ; FTIR spectroscopy ; Micro-emulsion methods ; N-Butyl acetate ; Nano-CL-20 ; Nitramines ; Particle size and shape ; SEM image analysis ; Explosives ; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy ; Nanoparticles ; Sodium dodecyl sulfate ; Surface active agents ; Microemulsions
  7. Source: Journal of Molecular Liquids ; Vol. 193, issue , May , 2014 , pp. 83-86
  8. URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167732213004571