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Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2018

Filed:

Feb. 10, 2017
Applicant:

The United States of America As Represented BY the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (US);

Inventors:

Anthony P. Shaw, Madison, NJ (US);

Jason Brusnahan, Semaphore Park, AU;

Jay C. Poret, Sparta, NJ (US);

Lauren A. Morris, Midland Park, NJ (US);

Christopher D. Haines, Union, NJ (US);

Zhaohua Luan, Roxbury, NJ (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C06B 31/28 (2006.01); C06B 39/06 (2006.01); C06B 45/00 (2006.01); C06B 31/00 (2006.01); D03D 23/00 (2006.01); D03D 43/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C06B 39/06 (2013.01); C06B 45/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

A novel pyrotechnic composition comprising nanostructured crystalline boron phosphide and oxidizer such as potassium nitrate wherein the crystalline boron phosphide is synthesized by a self-propagating high-temperature reaction. The nanostructured crystalline boron phosphide and oxidizer pyrotechnic composition unexpectedly emits smoke and green flame upon ignition.


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