Development of new explosive materials
NanoPyro develops custom-designed energetic materials and facilitates their technology transfer to civilian, defense, and space applications.
Applications involving explosives, pyrotechnics, and propellant additives.
Technology Transfer (ToT)
NanoPyro develops custom materials tailored to the customer's specific needs or applications.
The applications are wide-ranging thanks to the ability of these technologies to cover the entire spectrum of energetic materials, from explosives to pyrotechnic compositions, including propellant additives.
Civil applications
Heavy-metal-free primary explosive for detonators
NanoPyro has developed and perfected a new primary explosive designed for civilian detonators used in construction sites, mines, and quarries.
This explosive is intended to replace lead azide and is based on the patented Composite NanoeXplosive (CNX) technology.
The Benefits of CNX for Detonators (CNX-Det)
- Production using a very simple process
- No production residues
- Use of readily available precursors
- Safer to handle than lead azide
- Free of heavy metals, compliant with the REACH Regulation
- Cheaper than lead azide
NanoPyro also offers technology transfer and specialized equipment that enables the CNX-Det to be manufactured directly at the detonator manufacturer’s facility.
Defense applications
Combustion modifiers for solid propellants
NanoPyro is researching various additives designed to improve the performance of propellants used in rocket and space rocket engines.
Objectives:
- combustion modifier,
- improvement in mechanical properties,
- maintaining characteristics as the product ages.
Priming composition
Building on its work in civilian applications, NanoPyro is developing formulations for the manufacture of ammunition primers that are free of lead and heavy metals.
From development to industrial transfer
In addition to developing new materials, NanoPyro supports technology transfer to enable on-site industrialization, tailored to the client’s specific requirements, the application, and the regulatory environment.
Key points
- Custom Material Development
- Adaptation for end use
- Industrial support
- Transfer of expertise
- Integration of specialized equipment
Do you need energy resources or technology transfer?
NanoPyro supports you in the development, adaptation, and deployment of solutions tailored to your technical, industrial, and regulatory requirements.
A spin-off of the Royal Military College • Patented CNX technology