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Metal-organic frameworks induce hypergolic ignition of bulk metals

30 August 2021, Version 1
Working Paper
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Abstract

We demonstrate the unprecedented ability to induce hypergolic behavior, i.e. rapid and spontaneous ignition upon contact with an oxidizer, in non-hypergolic metal fuels by blending them with hypergolic metal-organic frameworks (HMOFs). Using magnesium, aluminum or zinc metal as the fuel, we demonstrate materials with ignition delays (IDs) below 50 ms, and calculated specific impulse (Isp) in the 220-250 s range. These parameters are comparable to those of toxic and carcinogenic hydrazine-based hypergols conventionally used in aerospace technologies, suggesting a route to develop cleaner, safer propulsion systems.

Keywords

hypergolic
metal-organic frameworks
fuel
metal
ignition
propulsion
green chemistry

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Metal-organic frameworks induce hypergolic ignition of bulk metals
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Details of experimental procedures and instrumental tech-niques, selected thermal analysis, surface area analysis, SEM, drop testing, PXRD analysis, XPS and calculated Isp data.
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DOI

10.26434/chemrxiv-2021-f4dh4
D O I: 10.26434/chemrxiv-2021-f4dh4 [opens in a new tab]

Funding

Natural Sciences and Engineering Resarch Council of Canada
RGPIN-03622-2014
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
RGPIN-2017-06467
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
SMFSU 507347-17
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
CGS-M and ES-D Scholarship
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Canada Research Chair Program
Canadian Space Agency
18FAPOLB17
Air Force Office of Scientific Research
FA9550-14-1-0306

Author’s competing interest statement

T.F., R.D.R., H.M.T., J.M.M. are inventors on patent application (no. 62/730,590, from 13 September 2018) related to hypergolic MOFs, which is assigned to ACSYNAM Inc. (Montreal, H1P 1W1, Canada) with T.F., C.M. and R.D.R. as co-owners.

Ethics

The author(s) have declared ethics committee/IRB approval is not relevant to this content

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