Patent ID: 8636860

Claim:
A gas generator comprising a storage tank containing an energetic ionic liquid and a reaction chamber comprising an iridium catalyst, wherein: said reaction chamber comprises an inlet configured to receive said energetic ionic liquid from the storage tank such that said energetic ionic liquid contacts and reacts with said catalyst and thereby decomposes said energetic ionic liquid to produce a gas, said reaction chamber comprises an outlet configured to release a gas from the reaction chamber, and said energetic ionic liquid is selected from the group consisting of 2-hydroxyethylhydrazinium nitrate, 2-hydroxyethylhydrazinium dinitrate, 2-hydroxyethylhydrazinium chloride, 2-hydroxyethylhydrazinium dichloride, 4-amino-1,2,4-triazolium nitrate, 4-amino-1,2,4-triazolium dinitrate, and mixtures thereof.