Energetic Nitrogen-Rich Salts and Ionic Liquids

Energetic salts offer many advantages over conventional energetic molecular compounds. The use of nitrogen containing anions and cations contributes to high heats of formations and high densities. Their low carbon and hydrogen content gives rise to a good oxygen balance. The decomposition of these compounds is predominantly through the generation of dinitrogen which makes them very promising candidates for highly energetic materials for industrial or military applications. Full of energy: Energetic ionic salts offer many advantages over traditional molecular energetic compounds. Nitrogen‐containing cations and anions contribute to higher heats of formation and higher densities, and the low amounts of carbon and hydrogen also allows for a good oxygen balance. Because a higher percentage of the decomposition products will be dinitrogen, these nitrogen‐rich compounds are promising high‐energetic materials.