TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - High-Nitrogen-Based Pyrotechnics: Longer- and Brighter-Burning, Perchlorate-Free, Red-Light Illuminants for Military and Civilian Applications
JO  - Chemistry: a European journal
A1  - Sabatini, Jesse J.
A1  - Nagori, Amita V.
A1  - Chen, Gary
A1  - Chu, Phillip
A1  - Damavarapu, Reddy
A1  - Klapötke, Thomas M.
SP  - 628
EP  - 631
VL  - 18
IS  - 2
N2  - The full-up prototype testing of perchlorate-free, hand-held, signal illuminants for the US Army's M126A1 red star parachute hand-held signal is described. Compared to the perchlorate-containing control, the disclosed illuminants yielded excellent stabilities toward various ignition stimuli while offering superior pyrotechnic performance. Militarily, the illuminants provided further evidence that development of smaller hand-held signal items in an environmentally conscious way is a realistic and obtainable goal. The results are also important from the perspective of civilian fireworks, as the development of brighter, longer-burning, and environmentally compatible red-light-emitting pyrotechnics is now possible.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0947-6539
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chem.201102485
ID  - ref1
ER  -