WO1994010104A1 - Method of preparing hydrazine nitroform - Google Patents
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- WO1994010104A1 WO1994010104A1 PCT/NL1993/000230 NL9300230W WO9410104A1 WO 1994010104 A1 WO1994010104 A1 WO 1994010104A1 NL 9300230 W NL9300230 W NL 9300230W WO 9410104 A1 WO9410104 A1 WO 9410104A1
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- C01B21/00—Nitrogen; Compounds thereof
- C01B21/082—Compounds containing nitrogen and non-metals and optionally metals
- C01B21/16—Hydrazine; Salts thereof
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- C06B—EXPLOSIVES OR THERMIC COMPOSITIONS; MANUFACTURE THEREOF; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS EXPLOSIVES
- C06B47/00—Compositions in which the components are separately stored until the moment of burning or explosion, e.g. "Sprengel"-type explosives; Suspensions of solid component in a normally non-explosive liquid phase, including a thickened aqueous phase
- C06B47/02—Compositions in which the components are separately stored until the moment of burning or explosion, e.g. "Sprengel"-type explosives; Suspensions of solid component in a normally non-explosive liquid phase, including a thickened aqueous phase the components comprising a binary propellant
- C06B47/08—Compositions in which the components are separately stored until the moment of burning or explosion, e.g. "Sprengel"-type explosives; Suspensions of solid component in a normally non-explosive liquid phase, including a thickened aqueous phase the components comprising a binary propellant a component containing hydrazine or a hydrazine derivative
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- This invention relates to a method of preparing hydrazine nitroform and more particularly to a method of preparing hydrazine nitroform in a pure and stable form which renders the hydrazine nitroform suitable in particular as a solid propellant.
- High-energy solid oxygen oxidizers that are suitable for use as propellant have long been searched for. Suitable compounds should possess a high density, be thermally stable and exhibit high impact resistance, both alone and in mixtures with other compounds.
- HNF hydrazine nitroform
- U.S. Patent 3,384,675 discloses the stabilization of nitroform salts with salts of (in)organic acids.
- a drawback of such addition is that if, for instance, mercurous oxalate is used, this compound only regulates the high impact sensitivity.
- a drawback of the use of stabilizers in general, incidentally, is that they reduce a part of the weight of the fuel to useless mass because they do not contribute to the supply of energy.
- HPG hydrazine High Purity Grade' hydrazine
- This is hydrazine with a purity of at least 99.0% and a maximum water content of 1.0 wt.%.
- the hydrazine hitherto used was Standard Grade hydrazine with a purity of 98% and a maximum water content of 1.5%.
- Both water and lower (C ⁇ -C 6 ) alcohols are suitable as proton-transferring media.
- the lower alcohols methanol and isopropanol are preferred, but other Ci-C ⁇ alcohols can be used as well.
- This new method enables the production of hydrazine nitroform of so high a purity that it is no longer necessary to use any stabilizer at all, since the lack of stability was found to be caused by the presence of impurities.
- nitroform (NF, melting point 22.0°C) is mixed with an organic solven .
- the nitroform is mostly supplied as aqueous solution, for instance in a 32% aqueous solution.
- the nitroform can be used by extracting it from the aqueous solution by means of dichloroethane.
- the nitroform can also be utilized by salting it out from the solution by means of, for instance, NaCl, KC1, NaN0 3 or other salts suitable therefor. NaCl is preferred here.
- salting out a two-phase system is formed, comprising a water layer and a nitroform layer.
- the nitroform layer is separated from the salt-containing water layer and also the residual water is removed from the nitroform layer to ensure that salts and other impurities present in the water will be present in the end product to the least possible extent.
- the presence of chlorine ions in the residual water is undesirable, since their presence leads to the end product exhibiting increased chlorine emission upon combustion, which is undesirable on account of the additional environmental pollution involved.
- the presence of chlorine ions can give rise to a reduction of the stability. An amount not exceeding 0.05 wt.% chlorine relative to the amount of HNF can still be regarded as acceptable.
- the method according to the invention is preferably carried out in a solvent that, on the one hand, is a dissolvent medium for the nitroform and, on the other, is a nonsolvent for the hydrazine nitroform to be formed. In addition, it functions as 'heat sink 1 for the reaction (to absorb a part of the reaction heat) .
- Suitable solvents include, among others, organic solvents as dichloroethane
- dichloroethane is preferred.
- the ratio of nitroform to solvent is preferably between 3:l and 1:9, preferably between 1:2 and 1:3 and is for instance 1:2.5.
- sufficient solvent will be present to dissipate the heat produced in the reaction.
- a small amount of water or Ci-C ⁇ alcohol is then added, 'small amount' meaning more than 0.5 vol.%, preferably 0.5 - 20 vol.%, more preferably 1 - 10 vol.% and most preferably 2.5 - 7 vol.%, calculated on the amount of solvent.
- the mixture is then cooled and hydrazine is added dropwise, with the temperature of the reaction system remaining preferably under 5°C. Generally, this temperature will be between -5°C and +5°C.
- stirring is continued for a period of time at a temperature of approximately 0°C (i.e. between-10°C and +5°C) . This period of time is generally between 5 and 240 min.
- the amounts of nitroform and hydrazine used are generally between 0.9 and 1.1 on a molar basis, but the amounts are preferably equimolar.
- the requisite amount of hydrazine is determined on the basis of the amount of nitroform initially present. If desired, a separate determination can take place, for instance by means of a titrimetric determination of the amount of nitroform.
- the crude product thus obtained can be purified by means of recrystallization, for instance as described in U.S. Patent 3,297,747, utilizing isopropyl alcohol.
- This recrystallization can generally be carried out from a solution in a short chain alcohol.
- Recrystallization can also be carried out by preparing a solution of the coarse HNF which is subsequently poured out in a nonsolvent.
- Suitable media for this purpose are methanol as solvent and methylene chloride as nonsolvent.
- the NF/DCE mixture is introduced into a reactor, 30 ml water is added to the reaction mixture (6 vol.% relative to the amount of solvent) and the mixture is cooled to 0°C. with continuous stirring, an equimolar amount of HPG hydrazine is added to the solution in dropwise manner.
- the rate of addition is set such that the temperature in the reaction vat remains between 0 and 5°C. After all of the hydrazine has been added, stirring is continued for another 60 minutes to ensure that the reaction has proceeded to completion.
- the coarse HNF is taken from the reactor, the DCE is removed by means of decanting and the coarse material is dried for 48 hours in a vacuum dry oven at 30°C under vacuum.
- the yield of the coarse product is approx. 100%, based on hydrazine.
- the coarse HNF after being dried, appears to have a melting point of 115°C.
- the coarse product is purified by means of recrystallization, a solution being made in methanol, which solution is subsequently poured out in methylene chloride. The end product then precipitates.
- the end product has a melting point of 120°C.
- Hydrazine nitroform is prepared by the method described in Example 1, starting from High Purity Grade hydrazine. However, no water is added during the preparation.
- Hydrazine nitroform is prepared by the method described in Example l, starting, however, from Standard Grade hydrazine without addition of water. A product is obtained which, after drying, has a melting range of 60-80°C.
- HPG hydrazine contains up to 1% water.
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Priority Applications (5)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| CA002148352A CA2148352C (en) | 1992-11-03 | 1993-11-03 | Method of preparing hydrazine nitroform |
| EP94901065A EP0670823B1 (en) | 1992-11-03 | 1993-11-03 | Method of preparing hydrazine nitroform |
| DE69320061T DE69320061T2 (en) | 1992-11-03 | 1993-11-03 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING HYDRAZINE NITROFORM |
| US08/424,412 US5557015A (en) | 1992-11-03 | 1993-11-03 | Method of preparing hydrazine nitroform |
| NO951678A NO304883B1 (en) | 1992-11-03 | 1995-05-02 | Process for the preparation of hydrazine-nitroform |
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| NL9201916A NL9201916A (en) | 1992-11-03 | 1992-11-03 | Process for preparing hydrazine nitroform. |
| NL9201916 | 1992-11-03 |
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| US (1) | US5557015A (en) |
| EP (1) | EP0670823B1 (en) |
| CA (1) | CA2148352C (en) |
| DE (1) | DE69320061T2 (en) |
| NL (1) | NL9201916A (en) |
| NO (1) | NO304883B1 (en) |
| WO (1) | WO1994010104A1 (en) |
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| EP0950648A1 (en) * | 1998-04-15 | 1999-10-20 | Nederlandse Organisatie Voor Toegepast-Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek Tno | Monopropellant system |
| EP0959058A1 (en) * | 1998-05-20 | 1999-11-24 | Nederlandse Organisatie Voor Toegepast-Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek Tno | Hydrazinium nitroformate based high performance solid propellants |
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| NL1009155C2 (en) * | 1998-05-13 | 1999-11-16 | Tno | Hydrazinium nitroformate. |
| US6841016B1 (en) * | 2000-03-02 | 2005-01-11 | Nederlandse Organisatie Voor Toegepast-Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek Tno | Process for the production of crystalline energetic materials |
| KR101777605B1 (en) | 2016-01-04 | 2017-09-13 | 국방과학연구소 | Recrystallization method of hydrazinium nitroformate |
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| US3297747A (en) * | 1963-12-26 | 1967-01-10 | Atlas Chem Ind | Salts of nitroform with hydrazines |
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- 1993-11-03 EP EP94901065A patent/EP0670823B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1993-11-03 US US08/424,412 patent/US5557015A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1993-11-03 DE DE69320061T patent/DE69320061T2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1993-11-03 WO PCT/NL1993/000230 patent/WO1994010104A1/en not_active Ceased
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| GB896450A (en) * | 1960-04-14 | 1962-05-16 | Grace W R & Co | New hydrazinium salts, their production and mixtures comprising a hydrazine |
| US3378594A (en) * | 1960-08-03 | 1968-04-16 | Exxon Research Engineering Co | Hydrazine nitroform and method of preparation |
| US3378595A (en) * | 1961-02-27 | 1968-04-16 | Exxon Research Engineering Co | Stabilization of nitroform salts |
| US3384674A (en) * | 1961-02-27 | 1968-05-21 | Exxon Research Engineering Co | Stabilization of nitroform salts |
| US3418183A (en) * | 1963-12-04 | 1968-12-24 | Thiokol Chemical Corp | Propellant comprising hydrazine nitroform stabilized with dicarboxylic acid anhydride |
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Cited By (5)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EP0950648A1 (en) * | 1998-04-15 | 1999-10-20 | Nederlandse Organisatie Voor Toegepast-Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek Tno | Monopropellant system |
| WO1999052839A1 (en) * | 1998-04-15 | 1999-10-21 | Nederlandse Organisatie Voor Toegepast- Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek Tno | Monopropellant system |
| EP0959058A1 (en) * | 1998-05-20 | 1999-11-24 | Nederlandse Organisatie Voor Toegepast-Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek Tno | Hydrazinium nitroformate based high performance solid propellants |
| WO1999059940A1 (en) * | 1998-05-20 | 1999-11-25 | Nederlandse Organisatie Voor Toegepast-Natuurwetenschappijk Onderzoek Tno | Hydrazinium nitroformate based high performance solid propellants |
| US6916388B1 (en) | 1998-05-20 | 2005-07-12 | Nederlandse Organisatie Voor Toegepast-Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek Tno | Hydrazinium nitroformate based high performance solid propellants |
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| CA2148352A1 (en) | 1994-05-11 |
| NL9201916A (en) | 1994-06-01 |
| EP0670823B1 (en) | 1998-07-29 |
| EP0670823A1 (en) | 1995-09-13 |
| CA2148352C (en) | 2004-11-02 |
| DE69320061D1 (en) | 1998-09-03 |
| NO304883B1 (en) | 1999-03-01 |
| NO951678D0 (en) | 1995-05-02 |
| US5557015A (en) | 1996-09-17 |
| NO951678L (en) | 1995-06-27 |
| DE69320061T2 (en) | 1999-04-08 |
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