Patent ID: 6197135
Filing Date: 2001-03-06
Classification: C06B

Abstract:
A composition of matter comprising a dispersion of a solid oxidizer within and bonded by a fuel matrix which is polybutadiene acrylic acid, polybutadiene acrylic acid acrylonitrile, carboxyl terminated polybutadiene, hydroxyl terminated polybutadiene, polysulfide, polyether urethane, polyester urethane, unsaturated polyester, acrylic, epoxy or polyvinyl chloride containing from about 0.01 to 5 wt. % of a coupling agent having the formula R.sub.1 R.sub.2 R.sub.3 CCH.sub.2 OM(X).sub.3, wherein:each R is independently selected from saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched monovalent hydrocarbon based ligands having from 1 to 24 carbon atoms and optionally containing up to 2 aromatic rings and/or up to 4 ether-oxygen substituents;M is zirconium IV or titanium IV;each X is independently selected from monovalent, saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched carboxylates having from about 2 to 24 carbon atoms and optionally containing up to 2 aromatic rings and/or 2 ether-oxygen substituents; and saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched diester phosphates or pyrophosphates, each ester of which has from about 1 to 20 carbon atoms and optionally containing up to 2 aromatic rings and/or 2 ether-oxygen substituents.