Quantitative determination of ε-phase in polymorphic HNIW using X-ray diffraction patterns

Chen Huaxiong, Chen Shusen, Li Lijie, Jin Shaohua*

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Abstract

An X-ray diffraction method was applied for the quantitative determination of the e-Hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane (HNIW) in polymorphs of HNIW. The XRD patterns of four polymorphs illustrate the unique nonoverlapping peak at 19.9" which belongs to ε-HNIW. The intensity ratio of the peak at 19.9° of ε-HNIW to the peak at 79.6° of α-Al 2O3 is proportional to the weight ratio of standard ε-HNIW to the internal standard of α-Al2O3, which enables the internal standard method. When the particle size of the sample is less than 10 μm, the content of ε-HNIW ranging from 70 to 100 wt.-% can be determined with an absolute error below 2.0%.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)467-471
Number of pages5
JournalPropellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics
Volume33
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2008

Keywords

  • Hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane
  • Quantitative determination of ε-HNIW
  • X-ray diffraction

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