Review on Thermal Decomposition of Ammonium Nitrate

Author: Chaturvedi Shalini   Dave Pragnesh N.  

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

ISSN: 0737-0652

Source: Journal of Energetic Materials, Vol.31, Iss.1, 2013-01, pp. : 1-26

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Abstract

In this review data from the literature on thermal decomposition of ammonium nitrate (AN) and the effect of additives to their thermal decomposition are summarized. The effect of additives like oxides, cations, inorganic acids, organic compounds, phase-stablized CuO, etc., is discussed. The effect of an additive mainly occurs at the exothermic peak of pure AN in a temperature range of 200°C to 140°C.