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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2011
Filed:
May. 08, 2008
Shanthi Subramanian, Skillman, NJ (US);
Declan Farrell, County Dublin, IE;
Santosh Y. Limaye, El Cajon, CA (US);
Shanthi Subramanian, Skillman, NJ (US);
Declan Farrell, County Dublin, IE;
Santosh Y. Limaye, El Cajon, CA (US);
Vesta Research, Ltd., Dublin, IE;
Abstract
A shaped, flexible fuel and energetic system is presented. The shaped, flexible fuel comprises at least one polymeric binding material and porous silicon particles dispersed throughout the polymeric binding material. The porous silicon particles are prepared from a metallurgical grade silicon powder. The shaped, flexible fuel preferably includes shapes such as: an article, a film, a wire and a tape. The energetic system comprises the shaped, flexible fuel portion used alone or in combination with at least one oxidizer.