Novel energetic polymers and their blends

新世纪之交，能源储存和释放、安全问题和进入太空成为新的当务之急。基于聚合物的材料在为解决这些担忧而开发的新技术中发挥着重要作用。高能聚合物被定义为在其短的分解时间内产生大量能量的聚合物，这通常是由于其主干上存在叠氮和硝基。它们本身并不是炸药材料，但它们被用作固体推进剂、炸药配方和炸药驱动安全装置的气体发生器组合物的粘结剂或核心部件。通常，高能聚合物与氧化剂和固体燃料混合，以调整其能量释放过程。

The turn of this new century has seen energy storage and release, security issues and access to space emerged as new preoccupations.   Polymer based materials have an important role to play in the novel technologies being developed to address these concerns. Energetic polymers are defined as polymers that produce a significant amount of energy during their short decomposition time, often owing to the presence of azide and nitro groups on their backbone. They are not explosives materials per say, but they find use as binders or core components in solid propellants, explosives formulations, and gas generator compositions for explosive actuated safety devices. Usually, energetic polymers are mixed with oxidizers and solid fuels to tailor their energy release process.