MICRO- AND NANOMICROMATERIALS IN PYROTECHNICS

Due to their unique physical and chemical properties, which play an unrivaled role in enhancing the performance and safety of pyrotechnic substances, carbon nanomaterials have garnered significant interest from researchers in recent years. In this paper, carbon nanostructures prepared by electric arc synthesis are identified as C60 and C70 fullerene carbon blacks. The carbon black particles derived from the synthesized fullerenes exhibit a porous and rough morphology, with sizes ranging from 32 to 190 nm. The experimental results indicate the potential use of synthesized fullerene soot as a constituent component of pyrotechnic composites. The dependence of pyrotechnic composite compositions on combustion time has been determined by selecting potassium nitrate, nanoscale fullerenes, composite carbon blacks, wood coals, and aluminum fillers as matrix materials. According to the findings, the combustion time of the composite composition increases as the content of fullerene soot in the pyrotechnic composite composition increases.

1. Baati T., Bourasset F., Gharbi N., Njim L., Abderrabba M., Kerkeni A., Szwarc H. & Moussa F. (2012) The prolongation of the lifespan of rats by repeated oral administration of [60]fullerene. Biomaterials, vol. 33, no. 19, pp. 4936–4946.

2. Loutfy R.O., Wexler E.M. (2002) Gas-phase hydrogenation of fullerenes. Perspectives of Fullerene Nanotechnology, pp. 281–287.

3. Fullerene Applications in Biomedicine: A Comprehensive Review – Nanografi –Nanografi Nano Technology. (n.d.). Retrieved January 29, 2024, from https://nanografi.com/blog/fullerene-applications-in-biomedicine-a-comprehensive-review-nanografi/

4. Nikolay O. (2013) Mchedlov-Petrossyan. Fullerenes in Liquid Media: An Unsettling Intrusion into the Solution Chemistry. Chemical Reviews, vol. 113, no. 7, pp. 5149–5193. https://doi.org/10.1021/cr3005026.

5. Jungah Kim, Chibeom Park, Ji Eun Park, Kwangho Chu and Hee Cheul Choi (2013) Vertical Crystallization of C60 Nanowires by Solvent Vapor Annealing Process. ACS Nano, vol. 7, no. 10, pp. 9122– 9128. https://doi.org/10.1021/nn403729g.

6. Lin Wang, Bingbing Liu, Shidan Yu, Mingguang Yao, Dedi Liu, Yuanyuan Hou, Tian Cui and Guangtian Zou, Bertil Sundqvist, Han You, Dingke Zhang and Dongge Ma (2006) Highly Enhanced Luminescence from Single-Crystalline C60·1m-xylene Nanorods. Chemistry of Materials, vol. 18, no. 17, pp. 4190–4194. https://doi.org/10.1021/cm060997q.

7. Zhihao Zeng, Xiangping Li, Haiwei Wang, Changsheng Xie (2023) Optical patterning fullerene nanostructures with high purity and high surface quality. APL Photonics, vol. 8, no. 7. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0152366.

8. Pan G.P., Yang S. (1997) Pyrotechnics. Beijing Institute of Technology Press, Beijing. 9 Pan G.P., Yang S. (2005) Advanced Pyrotechnics. Beijing Institute of Technology Press, Beijing.