A new fluorescent probe based on BODIPY for testing NO2 released from propellants

Ying-cui Cui; De-bin Xia; Zhong-yu Cui; Yu-jing Li; Jian Zhang; Ping Wang; Ting Guo; Kai-feng Lin; Yu-lin Yang

doi:10.1016/j.enmf.2024.11.001

Energetic Materials Frontiers (Mar 2025)

A new fluorescent probe based on BODIPY for testing NO2 released from propellants

Ying-cui Cui,
De-bin Xia,
Zhong-yu Cui,
Yu-jing Li,
Jian Zhang,
Ping Wang,
Ting Guo,
Kai-feng Lin,
Yu-lin Yang

Affiliations

Ying-cui Cui: State Key Laboratory of Space Power-Sources, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China; MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China
De-bin Xia: State Key Laboratory of Space Power-Sources, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China; MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China; Corresponding author. State Key Laboratory of Space Power-Sources, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China.
Zhong-yu Cui: State Key Laboratory of Space Power-Sources, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China; MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China
Yu-jing Li: State Key Laboratory of Space Power-Sources, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China; MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China
Jian Zhang: State Key Laboratory of Space Power-Sources, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China; MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China
Ping Wang: State Key Laboratory of Space Power-Sources, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China; MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China
Ting Guo: Inner Mongolia Synthetic Chemical Engineering Institute, Huhhot, 010010, China
Kai-feng Lin: State Key Laboratory of Space Power-Sources, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China; MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China; National Key Laboratory of Aerospace Chemical Power, Xiangyang, 441003, China; Corresponding author. State Key Laboratory of Space Power-Sources, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China.
Yu-lin Yang: State Key Laboratory of Space Power-Sources, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China; MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enmf.2024.11.001
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 6, no. 1
pp. 112 – 117

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After long-term storage, solid propellants often exhibit various aging characteristics. This study presents a strategy for assessing the state of propellants using the Boron-dipyrrole Ni complex (BDP-Ni) as a probe. The thermogravimetric and cyclic voltammetry results indicate that the probe BDP-Ni exhibits excellent thermal stability and electrochemical stability. By utilizing both solution and thin films of BDP-Ni, we successfully detected NO2 gas and observed a significant fluorescence intensity response to varying concentrations of NO2. Subsequently, selectivity experiments with other characteristic gases confirmed the high specificity of BDP-Ni for NO2. Furthermore, accelerated aging experiments of propellants were conducted alongside BDP-Ni films under identical conditions. This method can not only calculate the NO2 gas concentration released from propellants based on fluorescence changes of BDP-Ni but also infer the state of propellants. The probe can additionally function as an 'alarm' to evaluate the extent of stabilizer consumption in the propellant. This work illustrates the preparation of the fluorescence probe and offers a new approach for detecting characteristic gases released from propellants.

Published in Energetic Materials Frontiers

ISSN: 2666-6472 (Online)
Publisher: KeAi Communications Co. Ltd.
Country of publisher: China
LCC subjects: Technology: Chemical technology
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