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Le DM, Renault A, Delage A, Ducos P, Miro-Sabate C, Pelletier N, Lacôte E, Jacob G. Replacement of Toxic Hydrazines in Satellite Propulsion with Greener Dinitramide-Based Energetic Ionic Liquid Candidates. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202303965. [PMID: 38533907 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202303965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2023] [Revised: 03/01/2024] [Accepted: 03/25/2024] [Indexed: 03/28/2024]
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Satellite propulsion uses liquid mono or bi-propellants composed of a hydrazine in combination with a strong oxidant. However, hydrazines are highly toxic. As a result, many research efforts for more environmentally compatible propellants have been made over the past decade. In this study we evidence green formulations that retain high propulsive performances. They are based on the dinitramide anion. From an initial library of 37 ammonium dinitramides 3 best candidates were selected after evaluation of their potential syntheses, calculated theoretical performances, experimental synthesis optimizations and decomposition temperatures. These three salts were then formulated to obtain acceptable sensitivities and melting points, which eventually led to only one formulation being retained: a 40 : 60 mixture of dimethylammonium dinitramide and ammonium dinitramide phlegmatized by 10 % of glycerol.
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- Duc-Minh Le
- Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, CNES, ArianeGroup, LHCEP, Bât. Raulin, 2 rue Victor Grignard, F-69622, Villeurbanne, France
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- Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, CNES, ArianeGroup, LHCEP, Bât. Raulin, 2 rue Victor Grignard, F-69622, Villeurbanne, France
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- Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, CNES, ArianeGroup, LHCEP, Bât. Raulin, 2 rue Victor Grignard, F-69622, Villeurbanne, France
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- Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, CNES, ArianeGroup, LHCEP, Bât. Raulin, 2 rue Victor Grignard, F-69622, Villeurbanne, France
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- Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, CNES, ArianeGroup, LHCEP, Bât. Raulin, 2 rue Victor Grignard, F-69622, Villeurbanne, France
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- CNES, Centre Spatial de Toulouse, 18 Avenue Edouard Belin, F-31401, Toulouse Cedex 9, France
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- Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, CNES, ArianeGroup, LHCEP, Bât. Raulin, 2 rue Victor Grignard, F-69622, Villeurbanne, France
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- Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, CNES, ArianeGroup, LHCEP, Bât. Raulin, 2 rue Victor Grignard, F-69622, Villeurbanne, France
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Yu X, Zhang P, Zhang H, Yuan S. Atomistic Insights into the Influence of High Concentration H 2O 2/H 2O on Al Nanoparticles Combustion: ReaxFF Molecules Dynamics Simulation. Molecules 2024; 29:1567. [PMID: 38611846 PMCID: PMC11013683 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29071567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2024] [Revised: 03/27/2024] [Accepted: 03/29/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024] Open
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The combination of Al nanoparticles (ANPs) as fuel and H2O2 as oxidizer is a potential green space propellant. In this research, reactive force field molecular dynamics (ReaxFF-MD) simulations were used to study the influence of water addition on the combustion of Al/H2O2. The MD results showed that as the percentage of H2O increased from 0 to 30%, the number of Al-O bonds on the ANPs decreased, the number of Al-H bonds increased, and the adiabatic flame temperature of the system decreased from 4612 K to 4380 K. Since the Al-O bond is more stable, as the simulation proceeds, the number of Al-O bonds will be significantly higher than that of Al-H and Al-OH bonds, and the Al oxides (Al[O]x) will be transformed from low to high coordination. Subsequently, the combustion mechanism of the Al/H2O2/H2O system was elaborated from an atomic perspective. Both H2O2 and H2O were adsorbed and chemically activated on the surface of ANPs, resulting in molecular decomposition into free radicals, which were then captured by ANPs. H2 molecules could be released from the ANPs, while O2 could not be released through this pathway. Finally, it was found that the coverage of the oxide layer reduced the rate of H2O2 consumption and H2 production significantly, simultaneously preventing the deformation of the Al clusters' morphology.
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- Xindong Yu
- Key Lab of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China;
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Shandong Institute of Petroleum and Chemical Technology, Dongying 257061, China;
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- Key Lab of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China;
- Shandong Chambroad Holding Co., Ltd., Binzhou 256500, China
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- Key Lab of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China;
- School of Chemical Engineering, Shandong Institute of Petroleum and Chemical Technology, Dongying 257061, China;
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Tian Y, Xu W, Cong W, Bi X, He J, Song Z, Guan H, Huang C, Wang X. Research progress on the catalytic and thermal decomposition of ammonium dinitramide (ADN). RSC Adv 2024; 14:3636-3646. [PMID: 38268549 PMCID: PMC10804229 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra08053f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2023] [Accepted: 01/10/2024] [Indexed: 01/26/2024] Open
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Ammonium dinitramide (NH4N(NO3)2, ADN) is regarded as a promising oxidizer due to its low signature and high specific impulse. Generally, ADN undergoes exothermic decomposition above 140 °C accompanied by the byproduct of ammonium nitrate (AN). The inevitable endothermic decomposition of AN decreases the overall heat release, and so there is a need to develop efficient catalysts to guide ADN decomposition along desired pathways with a lower decomposition temperature and higher heat release. A suitable catalyst should be able to withstand the harsh conditions in a thruster to achieve a stable thrust force, which poses a huge obstacle for manufacturing a stable and active catalyst. This review gives a comprehensive summary of the thermal and catalytic decomposition pathways of ADN for the first time, which is expected to deepen the understanding of its reaction mechanism and provide useful guidance for designing prospective catalysts toward efficient ADN decomposition.
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- Yubo Tian
- School of Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou 450001 P. R. China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Applied Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Dalian 116023 P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Applied Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Dalian 116023 P. R. China
- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Applied Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Dalian 116023 P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Applied Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Dalian 116023 P. R. China
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Dalian Maritime University Dalian 116026 P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Applied Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Dalian 116023 P. R. China
- School of Chemical Engineering, Northwest University Xi'an 710069 P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Applied Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Dalian 116023 P. R. China
- School of Chemical Engineering, Northwest University Xi'an 710069 P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou 450001 P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Applied Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Dalian 116023 P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Applied Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Dalian 116023 P. R. China
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Zhou T, Gui C, Sun L, Hu Y, Lyu H, Wang Z, Song Z, Yu G. Energy Applications of Ionic Liquids: Recent Developments and Future Prospects. Chem Rev 2023; 123:12170-12253. [PMID: 37879045 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2023]
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Ionic liquids (ILs) consisting entirely of ions exhibit many fascinating and tunable properties, making them promising functional materials for a large number of energy-related applications. For example, ILs have been employed as electrolytes for electrochemical energy storage and conversion, as heat transfer fluids and phase-change materials for thermal energy transfer and storage, as solvents and/or catalysts for CO2 capture, CO2 conversion, biomass treatment and biofuel extraction, and as high-energy propellants for aerospace applications. This paper provides an extensive overview on the various energy applications of ILs and offers some thinking and viewpoints on the current challenges and emerging opportunities in each area. The basic fundamentals (structures and properties) of ILs are first introduced. Then, motivations and successful applications of ILs in the energy field are concisely outlined. Later, a detailed review of recent representative works in each area is provided. For each application, the role of ILs and their associated benefits are elaborated. Research trends and insights into the selection of ILs to achieve improved performance are analyzed as well. Challenges and future opportunities are pointed out before the paper is concluded.
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- Teng Zhou
- Sustainable Energy and Environment Thrust, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), Nansha, Guangzhou 511400, China
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, SAR 999077, China
- HKUST Shenzhen-Hong Kong Collaborative Innovation Research Institute, Futian, Shenzhen 518048, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- Sustainable Energy and Environment Thrust, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), Nansha, Guangzhou 511400, China
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- Sustainable Energy and Environment Thrust, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), Nansha, Guangzhou 511400, China
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- Sustainable Energy and Environment Thrust, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), Nansha, Guangzhou 511400, China
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- Department for Process Systems Engineering, Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems, Sandtorstr. 1, D-39106 Magdeburg, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Faculty of Environment and Life, Beijing University of Technology, 100 Ping Le Yuan, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100124, China
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Parmar SM, Depew DD, Wirz RE, Vaghjiani GL. Structural Properties of HEHN- and HAN-Based Ionic Liquid Mixtures: A Polarizable Molecular Dynamics Study. J Phys Chem B 2023; 127:8616-8633. [PMID: 37776252 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.3c02649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/02/2023]
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Molecular dynamics simulations of binary mixtures comprising 2-hydroxyethylhydrazinium nitrate (HEHN) and hydroxylammonium nitrate (HAN) were conducted using the polarizable APPLE&P force field to investigate fundamental properties of multimode propulsion (MMP) propellants. Calculated densities as a function of temperature were in good agreement with experiments and similar simulations. The structural properties of neat HEHN and HAN-HEHN provided insights into their inherent, protic nature. Radial distribution functions (RDFs) identified key hydrogen bonding sites located at N-H···O and O-H···O within a first solvation shell of approximately 2 Å. Angular distribution functions further affirmed the relatively strong nature of the hydrogen bonds with nearly linear directionality. The increased hydroxylammonium cation (HA+) mole fraction shows the influence of competitively strong hydrogen bonds on the overall hydrogen bond network. Dominant spatial motifs via three-dimensional distribution functions along with nearly nanosecond-long hydrogen bond lifetimes highlight the local bonding environment that may precede proton transfer reactions.
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- Shehan M Parmar
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- Department of Astronautical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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Development of POLON—A Green Microsatellite Propulsion Module Utilizing 98% Hydrogen Peroxide. AEROSPACE 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/aerospace9060297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The following paper presents the key design and test activities associated with the development of POLON—a green microsatellite propulsion module using 98% Hydrogen Peroxide (HTP). POLON, which stands for “Polish Propulsion Module”, is the first step toward the development of a full, ready-to-be-commercialized satellite propulsion system at the Łukasiewicz—Institute of Aviation (Ł-IoA). The development of an entire microsatellite propulsion system within the frame of the POLON project effort is the natural milestone on the Ł-IoA green propulsion roadmap, which so far embodied research on fundamental HTP chemistry, work on elementary propulsion technologies, as well as the development of individual propulsion components. Within this article, POLON propulsion development logic is introduced first, and the major challenges associated with utilizing HTP for an orbital propulsion system are described. Consequently, the specific R&D activities aimed at mitigating the identified issues and risks are discussed. Those cover analytical as well as experimental work, including, but not limited to, HTP compatibility studies with candidate construction materials, waterhammer effect studies, HTP catalyst testing and evaluation, and propellant tank manufacturing studies. The initial results for those activities are presented and, finally, further development plans are discussed.
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Kopacz W, Okninski A, Kasztankiewicz A, Nowakowski P, Rarata G, Maksimowski P. Hydrogen peroxide – a promising oxidizer for rocket propulsion and its application in solid rocket propellants. FIREPHYSCHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fpc.2022.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Isaac Sam I, Gayathri S, Santhosh G, Cyriac J, Reshmi S. Exploring the possibilities of energetic ionic liquids as non-toxic hypergolic bipropellants in liquid rocket engines. J Mol Liq 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2021.118217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The comparative study of structural, electronic, and optical properties of hydrogen peroxide and its dihydrate under pressures: first-principle calculations. J Mol Model 2022; 28:72. [DOI: 10.1007/s00894-022-05061-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2021] [Accepted: 02/17/2022] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Experimental Study on the Mass Flow Rate of the Self-Pressurizing Propellants in the Rocket Injector. AEROSPACE 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/aerospace8110317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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High vapor pressure propellants such as nitrous oxide are widely used in experimental hybrid and liquid rockets as they can be used in a self-pressurization mode, eliminating the need for external pressurization or pumps and simplifying the design of the rocket system. This approach causes the two-phase flow in the feed system and the injector orifices, which cannot be easily modeled and accounted for in the design. A dedicated test stand has been developed to better understand how the two-phase flow of the self-pressurizing propellant impacts the mass flow characteristics, enabling the simulation of the operating conditions in the rocket engine. The injectors have been studied in the range of ΔP. The flow regimes have been identified, which can be predicted by the SPI and HEM models. It has been shown that the two-phase flow quality upstream of the injector may impact the discharge coefficient in the SPI region and the accuracy of the HEM model. It has been found that the transition to the critical flow region depends on the L/D ratio of the injector orifice. A series of conclusions can be drawn from this work to design the rocket injector with a self-pressurizing propellant to better predict the mass flow rate and ensure stable combustion.
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Modular Impulsive Green Monopropellant Propulsion System (MIMPS-G): For CubeSats in LEO and to the Moon. AEROSPACE 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/aerospace8060169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Green propellants are currently considered as enabling technology that is revolutionizing the development of high-performance space propulsion, especially for small-sized spacecraft. Modern space missions, either in LEO or interplanetary, require relatively high-thrust and impulsive capabilities to provide better control on the spacecraft, and to overcome the growing challenges, particularly related to overcrowded LEOs, and to modern space application orbital maneuver requirements. Green monopropellants are gaining momentum in the design and development of small and modular liquid propulsion systems, especially for CubeSats, due to their favorable thermophysical properties and relatively high performance when compared to gaseous propellants, and perhaps simpler management when compared to bipropellants. Accordingly, a novel high-thrust modular impulsive green monopropellant propulsion system with a micro electric pump feed cycle is proposed. MIMPS-G500mN is designed to be capable of delivering 0.5 N thrust and offers theoretical total impulse Itot from 850 to 1350 N s per 1U and >3000 N s per 2U depending on the burnt monopropellant, which makes it a candidate for various LEO satellites as well as future Moon missions. Green monopropellant ASCENT (formerly AF-M315E), as well as HAN and ADN-based alternatives (i.e., HNP225 and LMP-103S) were proposed in the preliminary design and system analysis. The article will present state-of-the-art green monopropellants in the (EIL) Energetic Ionic Liquid class and a trade-off study for proposed propellants. System analysis and design of MIMPS-G500mN will be discussed in detail, and the article will conclude with a market survey on small satellites green monopropellant propulsion systems and commercial off-the-shelf thrusters.
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