A new approach to formulating pyrotechnic materials is presented whereby constituent ingredients are bound together in a solid-state lattice. This reduces the batch inconsistencies arising from the traditional approach of combining powders by ensuring the key ingredients are 'mixed' in appropriate quantities and are in intimate contact. Further benefits of these types of material are increased ...

Abstract There is growing interest in biodegradable and bio‐based materials that can replace conventional plastics applications such as packaging. Polymers based on 2,5‐furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) have been proposed analogues for polymers terephthalic acid. However, they tend to be brittle, exhibit limited biodegradability, there are few examples of biocomposites from these polymers. Describe...

Nanocrystalline Sr1-x Bax SnO3 (x=0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.8, 1) perovskite photocatalysts were prepared by microwave synthesis in an ionic liquid (IL) and subsequent heat-treatment. The influence of the Sr/Ba substitution on the structure, crystallization, morphology, and photocatalytic efficiency was investigated and the samples were fully characterized. On the basis of X-ray diffraction results, as th...

8-(dimethylamino)-N,N-dimethyl-naphthalen-1-aminium hydrogenterephthalate (PSH+TPAH-) and 8-(dimethylamino)-N,N-dimethylnaphthalen-1-aminium hydrogen-terephthalate hydrate (PSH+TPAH-·H2O) were prepared by the direct reaction of N1,N1,N8,N8-tetra-methyl-naphthalene-1,8-di-amine, Proton Sponge (PS) © terephthalic acid (TPAH2) in a 1:1 stoichiometric relation. The structure both salts is constru...

Vanillic acid represents a potentially interesting bio-based building block for the production of new aliphatic-aromatic polymers, characterized by thermal properties similar to those analogous terephthalic polyesters. However, poly(ethylene vanillate) proved be very brittle material, probably due high degree crystallinity, and, then, not suitable melt processing. Therefore, synthesis copolymer...