Open AccessAnalysis of environmental impacts of combustion products of some pyrotechnic compositions
Author(s) -
Bożena Kukfisz,
Jakub Rakus,
Robert Piec
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
materiały wysokoenergetyczne
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2083-0165
DOI - 10.22211/matwys/0187
Subject(s) - combustion , combustion products , environmental science , smoke , rocket (weapon) , waste management , aeronautics , engineering , chemistry , organic chemistry
The study examined mixtures obtained from ready pyrotechnic articles available on the market in Poland. Samples were taken from various products with different performance characteristics, i.e. pyrotechnic batteries, firecrackers, volcanoes, as well as smoke candles, rockets (including rocket engines), and cold fires. These are the product categories most frequently used by users. The research allowed to determine gaseous combustion products and showed their life cycle in the environment. A comparative analysis of selected pyrotechnic mixtures was carried out in terms of their impact on the climate change of gas products. Using the ICT-Thermodynamic Code program, gaseous combustion products were estimated and the life cycle was analysed using the SimaPro program. Determining the impact on the environment (upon the basis of Ecoindicator 99) allowed to know the scale of the problem and set the direction of development of the pyrotechnic industry, so that importers could compete not only with the price and quality of products offered, but also tried to reduce the potential impact on the environment.