Patent ID: 6228191
Filing Date: 2001-05-08
Classification: C06B

Abstract:
A gas-generating preparation comprising:(a) ammonium nitrate,(b) a derivative of guanidine, wherein said derivative of quanidine is selected from the group of triaminoguanidine azide, quanidine ditetrazole, aminoguanidine ditetrazole, triaminoguanidine nitrate, ammonium-5-nitro aminotetrazole, triaminoguanidine-5-nitroaminotetrazole, and nitroquanidine, and(c) a deflagration catalyst comprising at least one inorganic compound,wherein the preparation comprises from 50 to 75 wt % of ammonium nitrate and the deflagration catalyst comprises one of copper(II) carbonate, iron(III) carbonate, or a mixture of copper(II) carbonate and iron(III) carbonate.