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- Title
Recent advances in the synthesis and energetic properties of potassium-based potential green primary explosives.
- Authors
Tariq, Qamar-un-Nisa; Manzoor, Saira; Tariq, Maher-un-Nisa; Wen-Li Cao; Jian-Guo Zhang
- Abstract
Primary explosives are utilized as a reliable initiator for secondary explosives in an extensive range of military and civilian operations. Heavyemetalebased primary explosives are moderate performing, more sensitive, and environmentally hazardous, posing a direct and indirect threat to health and safety. Therefore, heavyemetalebased primaries have been replaced by environment-friendly metal-based primary explosives, such as potassium complexes. This review presents not only a summary of the current progress of new-generation potassium-based primary explosives and their methods of preparation, energetic properties, and applications, but also a further comparison with traditional primary explosives. In addition, this work discusses the necessity of heavy metalefree primary explosives and the major challenges faced in replacing traditional primary explosives.
- Subjects
EXPLOSIVES; POTASSIUM; CIVIL supremacy over the military; ECOLOGY; SAFETY
- Publication
Defence Technology, 2022, Vol 18, Issue 11, p1945
- ISSN
2096-3459
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1016/j.dt.2021.11.003