TY - JOUR
T1 - Dissolution study of bamo/ammo thermoplastic elastomer for the recycling and recovery of energetic materials
AU - Cao, Zhihua
AU - Kovenklioglu, Suphan
AU - Kalyon, Dilhan M.
AU - Yazici, Rahmi
AU - Cao, Zhihua
AU - Kovenklioglu, Suphan
AU - Kalyon, Dilhan M.
AU - Yazici, Rahmi
PY - 1997
Y1 - 1997
N2 - This study involves the characterization and dissolution of a thermoplastic elastomer copolymer used as binder in the new generation of energetic materials. The thermoplastic binder is an oxetane based elastomer manufactured by Thiokol Corporation. Since the binder encapsulates other components in an energetic material formulation, its controlled dissolution is crucial to the recovery and recycle of all the energetic material ingredients. The polymeric binder was found to be highly soluble in ethyl acetate and THF. The dissolution rate data obtained under well defined flow dynamics was satisfactorily correlated with the film model. External mass transfer resistance was found to be generally important but became negligible for Reynolds numbers above 6.0×104. The mass transfer coefficients calculated on the basis of the film model were found to be an Arrhenius function of temperature. The activation energy for the dissolution rates was estimated to be 4.8 kcal/mol.
AB - This study involves the characterization and dissolution of a thermoplastic elastomer copolymer used as binder in the new generation of energetic materials. The thermoplastic binder is an oxetane based elastomer manufactured by Thiokol Corporation. Since the binder encapsulates other components in an energetic material formulation, its controlled dissolution is crucial to the recovery and recycle of all the energetic material ingredients. The polymeric binder was found to be highly soluble in ethyl acetate and THF. The dissolution rate data obtained under well defined flow dynamics was satisfactorily correlated with the film model. External mass transfer resistance was found to be generally important but became negligible for Reynolds numbers above 6.0×104. The mass transfer coefficients calculated on the basis of the film model were found to be an Arrhenius function of temperature. The activation energy for the dissolution rates was estimated to be 4.8 kcal/mol.
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U2 - 10.1080/07370659708216075
DO - 10.1080/07370659708216075
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:74249104572
SN - 0737-0652
VL - 15
SP - 73
EP - 107
JO - Journal of Energetic Materials
JF - Journal of Energetic Materials
IS - 2-3
ER -