Chemistry > Chemistry in Everyday Life > 9.0 Rocket Propellants
Chemistry in Everyday Life
1.0 Chemicals In Medicine And Health Care
2.0 Drugs And Medicines
2.1 Analgesics
2.2 Control of microbial diseases
2.3 Antibiotics
2.4 Broad spectrum antibiotics
2.5 Sulpha Drugs
2.6 Antihistamines
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3.0 Dyes
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5.0 New High Performance Materials
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9.0 Rocket Propellants
10.0 Insect Sex Attractants (Pheromones)
9.1 Solid propellants
2.2 Control of microbial diseases
2.3 Antibiotics
2.4 Broad spectrum antibiotics
2.5 Sulpha Drugs
2.6 Antihistamines
2.7 Antiseptics and Disinfectants
Solid propellants use a solid fuel and a solid oxidiser. These are further divided into the following two classes.
(i) Composite propellants
These propellants use polymeric binder such as polyurethane or piolybutadiene as a fuel and ammonium perchlorate as the oxidiser. Some additives such as finely divided magnesium or aluminium metal along with the fuel.
(ii) Double base propellants
These propellants use nitroglycerine (liquid) and nitro cellulose (solid) constituting a gel.
