Recent application of porous materials in explosives: A mini-review

Abstract

Nowadays, porous structures have exhibited many novel characteristics in the microstructure design of energetic materials, which possesses a unique impact on the macroscopic properties of energetic materials, and thus have exhibited a wide range of application prospects. In this review, several typical porous structures were introduced from the aspects of synthesis, performance and structure, and the main research progress of porous structures applied to the design of energetic materials in recent years was reviewed. Specifically, this article discussed the impact of nanopores, ordered structures and high specific surface areas on the safety and energy release of typical energetic materials, and focused on research area including the explosive adsorption and detection, new host-guest explosives, and new porous energetic materials. At the end of the review, an outlook and discussion were provided on the development trend of the combination of porous structure and explosives.

Keywords

• Porous materials
• Energetic materials
• Mixed explosives
• Composite explosives
• Microstrcuture