Energetic Materials: Preparation, Characterization and Application
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2023) | Viewed by 330
Special Issue Editors
Interests: energetic materials; combustion; ignition; solid propulsion; propellant; composites; nanotechnology
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Interests: chemically reacting flow; combustion; emission; data-driven modelling
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Energetic materials are substances with a high amount of stored chemical energy, which can rapidly release heat, gas, and thrust through highly exothermic combustion reactions upon external simulation. Since the use of black powders centuries ago, energetic materials have been widely used in munitions, mining, welding, propulsion, and space exploration. With the recent advances in chemical synthesis, nanotechnology, and characterization techniques, tremendous opportunities have arisen for the researchers to develop novel energetic materials, understand their fundamental properties, and achieve safer and more efficient applications.
This Special Issue invites authors to submit full-length research articles, short communications, and review papers to Molecules. Experimental and/or computational works on all aspects of energetic materials are welcomed, while papers including the following contents are preferred: (1) novel synthesis approaches for propellants, explosives, pyrotechnics, and their fuels, oxidizers, additives, and catalysts; (2) advanced characterization of the micro-/nano-structure, composition, and fundamental properties (thermal, mechanical, etc.) of energetic materials; (3) advanced diagnostic and mechanistic studies on the ignition and combustion characteristics of energetic materials; and (4) other works that address the current challenges of the application of energetic materials.
Dr. Yue Jiang
Dr. Sili Deng
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- energetic materials
- combustion
- ignition
- propellants
- explosives
- pyrotechnics
- fuel
- thermochemistry
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