US Government As Represented by the Secretary of the Army

Eastman Chemical Company

John M Staples

Phillip Michael Cook

Charles R Tomlinson

Charles D Brumley

A gum base comprising at least one crosslinked branched aliphatic biodegradable polyester comprising repeat units formed from at least one polyol having three to four hydroxy groups, or ester thereof, at least one dibasic acid, or ester thereof, and at least one long chain monocarboxylic acid, or ester thereof. The process of producing a crosslinked branched aliphatic biodegradable polyester gum base by reactive extrusion is also included.

Branched aliphatic polyesters

Recycle of spent acid in nitrolysis of hexamine to RDX is accomplished un conditions, which avoid or minimize the need to process the spent acid through conventional costly recovery operations and result in little, if any, reduction of RDX yield. The conditions include

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Kingsport, TN, United States of America

John M Staples