Journal of Hazardous Materials, Vol.73, No.3, 237-244, 2000
Evaluation of malonanilides as new stabilizers for double-base propellants. (I)
Five malonanilide derivatives (M1-M5) were prepared by the reaction of ethyl malonate with aniline derivatives. These compounds were investigated as new stabilizers for double-base propellants (DBPs). The evaluation process has been performed through thermal stability tests, thermal analyses measurements (TGA and DSC) and kinetic parameters calculations (E-a). The results of the new stabilizers were compared with the results of the classical stabilizer N,N-diethyldiphenyl urea. It has been found that o- and p-dinitromalonanilides, in particular, showed better stability effect for DBPs than the classical one.
Keywords:stabilizers (malonanilides);double-base propellants;thermal analysis;thermal stability tests