A method of treating a subterranean formation by contacting the formation with the following: (a) ammonium compound; (b) an oxidizing agent selected from a perchlorate or a nitrite or combinations thereof; and (c) sulfamic acid.

A method of treating a subterranean formation by contacting the formation with the following: (a) ammonium compound; (b) an oxidizing agent selected from a perchlorate or a nitrite or combinations thereof; and (c) sulfamic acid.

Disclosed are a nanoenergetic material composite-based solid propellant, a method of preparing the same, and a projectile using the same. The propellant includes: potassium nitrate-sucrose (KNSU) composite powder; and nanoenergetic material (nEM) composite powder in a solid powder form mixed with the KNSU composite powder to prepare a KNSU/nEM propellant. The method includes: preparing KNSU composite powder; preparing nEM composite powder; and preparing a KNSU/nEM propellant by mixing the KNSU composite powder and the nEM composite powder in a solid powder form. The projectile includes: a clay block; a clay nozzle responsible for releasing the pressure generated by explosion of a propellant; and a propellant lamination area disposed between the clay block and the clay nozzle. Upon ignition of the KNSU/nEM propellant, the nEM composite powder increases the combustion rate and combustion temperature of a potassium nitrate-sucrose (KNSU) propellant.

Disclosed are a nanoenergetic material composite-based solid propellant, a method of preparing the same, and a projectile using the same. The propellant includes: potassium nitrate-sucrose (KNSU) composite powder; and nanoenergetic material (nEM) composite powder in a solid powder form mixed with the KNSU composite powder to prepare a KNSU/nEM propellant. The method includes: preparing KNSU composite powder; preparing nEM composite powder; and preparing a KNSU/nEM propellant by mixing the KNSU composite powder and the nEM composite powder in a solid powder form. The projectile includes: a clay block; a clay nozzle responsible for releasing the pressure generated by explosion of a propellant; and a propellant lamination area disposed between the clay block and the clay nozzle. Upon ignition of the KNSU/nEM propellant, the nEM composite powder increases the combustion rate and combustion temperature of a potassium nitrate-sucrose (KNSU) propellant.

Disclosed are gas generating compositions and methods of making and used them.

Disclosed are gas generating compositions and methods of making and used them.

A priming mix composition includes between about 30% and about 60% of at least one of KDNBF, dinol, and tetrazene as a primary explosive; between about 10% and about 35% of a metallocene as a propagation aid; between about 5% and about 40% of at least one nitrate, peroxide, or oxide, as an oxidizer; between about 5% and about 25% of at least one of nitrocellulose or PETN as a reactive fuel; and a fuel. The metallocene is preferable ferrocene.

Disclosed herein is an explosive formulation for use in reactive ground, and methods and compositions for loading blast holes in reactive ground with such explosive formulations. The explosive formulation comprises: a treatment component, comprising an oxidant; and a blasting component, comprising an explosive.

Disclosed herein is an explosive formulation for use in reactive ground, and methods and compositions for loading blast holes in reactive ground with such explosive formulations. The explosive formulation comprises: a treatment component, comprising an oxidant; and a blasting component, comprising an explosive.

An explosive mixture of a water-in-oil dispersion (matrix emulsion) and ammonium nitrate granules (prills) of fertilizer grade, mechanically sensitized by microspheres (microballs), of plastic ceramic, glass or mixtures thereof and/or by means of a chemical reaction of bubble generation (gasification), which obtains an explosive composition of greater energy, greater volume of gases, water resistant and sensitive to No. 8 detonator, with a relative density as a cartridge between 0.95 g/cm3 and 1.25 g/cm3, with a detonation rate in an unconfined medium as cartridge in the range from 3500 m/s to 5900 m/s and it is stable for a minimum period of 6 months and where the explosive mixture is used in plastic or paper cartridges (chubs) as a nitrocarbonitrate primer and/or column loading in land blasting (rocks) from soft hardness to very hard in underground mining and/or open pits.