Book description
This exciting book details all aspects of a major class of pyrolants
and elucidates the progress that has been made in the field, covering
both the chemistry and applications of these coompounds.
Written by a pre-eminent authority on the subject from the NATO
Munitions Safety Information Analysis Center (MSIAC), it begins with a
historical overview of the development of these materials, followed by
a thorough discussion of their ignition, combustion and radiative
properties. The next section explores the multiple facets of their
military and civilian applications, as well as industrial synthetic
techniques. The critical importance of the associated hazards, namely
sensitivity, stability and aging, are discussed in detail, and the
book is rounded off by an examination of the future of this vital and
expanding field.
The result is a complete guide to the chemistry, manufacture,
applications and required safety precautions of pyrolants for both the
military and chemical industries.
From the preface:
"... This book fills a void in the collection of pyrotechnic
literature... it will make an excellent reference book that all
researchers of pyrolants and energetics must have..."
-Dr. Bernard E. Douda, Dr. Sara Pliskin, NAVSEA Crane, IN, USA
Interview on ChemistryViews:
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future of the field which includes energetic ionic liquids. Read on…
Dr. Ernst-Christian Koch
is Technical Specialist Officer at the NATO Munitions Safety
Information Center (MSIAC), Brussels, Belgium. He studied chemistry at
the Technical University of Kaiserslautern, Germany and was awared his
doctoral degree at the same university in 1995. Before joining NATO in
2008, Dr. Koch spent 12 years working as a scientist for the German
defence industry developing energetic materials and countermeasures. He
is author of more than 20 peer reviewed papers and two book chapters. He
holds more than 100 patents on energetic materials and countermeasures.
Dr. Koch is a Lecturer on Energetic Materials at Technical University of
Kaiserslautern/Germany and Pardubice University/Czech Republic and he
currently serves as Vice President of the International Pyrotechnics
Society and as an Editorial Board Member of Propellants Explosives
Pyrotechnics.
