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Preparation and Reactivity of Gasless Nanostructured Energetic Materials
Published on: April 2, 2015
Environmentally compatible next generation green energetic materials (GEMs)
M B Talawar1, R Sivabalan, T Mukundan
1High Energy Materials Research Laboratory, Pune 411021, India.
Journal of Hazardous Materials
|June 17, 2008
Summary
Researchers are developing green energetic materials (GEMs) for defense and space, focusing on high-energy materials (HEMs) that balance performance with environmental safety. This review covers global efforts and green chemistry principles for safer energetic materials.
Area of Science:
- Materials Science
- Green Chemistry
- Defense Technology
Background:
- Growing emphasis on environmental stewardship in high-energy materials (HEMs) development.
- Need for safer energetic materials in defense and space applications, including processing and disposal.
- Global initiatives are underway to develop green energetic materials (GEMs).
Purpose of the Study:
- To review literature on environmentally compatible green energetic materials (GEMs).
- To discuss the principles of green chemistry in the context of HEMs.
- To highlight global research efforts in GEMs and related ingredients.
Main Methods:
- Literature review of scientific publications on green energetic materials.
- Analysis of research trends and global initiatives in HEMs development.
- Examination of green chemistry principles applied to energetic materials.
Main Results:
- Significant global research is focused on developing green energetic materials (GEMs).
- GEMs aim to enhance performance while improving environmental compatibility.
- Green chemistry principles are guiding the development of safer HEMs.
Conclusions:
- The development of green energetic materials (GEMs) is crucial for sustainable defense and space applications.
- Global collaboration is advancing the field of environmentally friendly high-energy materials.
- Future research should continue to integrate green chemistry for safer energetic material systems.
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