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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 1993
Filed:
Jun. 18, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jeffrey C Bottaro, Mountain View, CA (US);
Robert J Schmitt, Redwood City, CA (US);
Paul E Penwell, Menlo Park, CA (US);
David S Ross, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
SRI International, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C01F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
423263 ; 423385 ; 423249 ; 149 45 ; 564107 ; 564109 ;
Abstract
A N,N-dinitramide salt is disclosed having the formula MN(NO.sub.2).sub.2 where M is a cation selected from the class consisting of a metal ion and a nitrogen-containing ion. The dinitramide salt exhibits high temperature stability, high energy density, and an absence of smoke generating halogens, rendering it useful as an oxidizer in rocket fuels. The dinitramide salts are meltable and pumpable oxidizers which may be used in start-stop rocket engines instead of other less stable oxidizers.