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“Green” Pyrotechnics: A Chemists' Challenge
Author(s) -
Steinhauser Georg,
Klapötke Thomas M.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200704510
Subject(s) - pyrotechnics , fireworks , environmentally friendly , pollution , green chemistry , nanotechnology , environmental science , chemistry , materials science , organic chemistry , ecology , biology , explosive material , ionic liquid , catalysis
Fireworks are probably the application of chemistry which resonates best with the general public. However, fireworks and (civil and military) pyrotechnic applications cause environmental pollution and thus have given rise to the development of new, environmentally friendly pyrotechnic compounds and formulations. Nitrogen‐rich energetic materials, such as the derivatives of tetrazoles and tetrazines, are about to revolutionize traditional pyrotechnic compositions. This Review summarizes the sources of pollution in current formulations and recent efforts toward “green” pyrotechnics.