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Boosting Energy Release and Water Repellency of Micron-Aluminum via Interfacial Mannich Reaction with Fluorinated Energetic Compounds
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1School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology,Beijing 100081, China;2School of School of Mechatronics Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology,Beijing 100081, China;3Inner Mongolia Institute of Synthetic Chemical Industry, Hohhot 010076, China

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    To overcome the inherent energy-density penalty associated with conventional non-energetic fluoropolymer coatings while simultaneously enhancing the ignition performance and hydrophobicity of micron-sized aluminum powder, a novel energetic fluorine-containing compound, 1,4-dinitro-5,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)hexahydroimidazo[4,5-d]imidazole-2(1H)-one (DNG), was chemically grafted onto the aluminum surface via a Mannich reaction using γ-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (KH550) as the coupling agent. A series of Al@KH550@DNG composite particles with varying DNG contents were fabricated, and their crystal structure, surface chemical composition, microstructure, thermal decomposition behavior, ignition and combustion characteristics, and hydrophobicity were systematically investigated by XRD, FT-IR, XPS, SEM, TG-DSC, laser-ignition high-speed videography, and contact-angle measurements. The results demonstrate that DNG forms a stable, uniform molecular layer on the aluminum surface through C-N covalent bonds. At an optimal DNG mass fraction of 10 wt%, the exothermic enthalpy of the composite increases substantially from 5891.14 J·g-1 to 14835.28 J·g-1 (a 152% enhancement), the ignition delay time is shortened from 220 ms to 44.5 ms, the combustion duration is extended from 457.5 ms to 955.5 ms, and the water contact angle rises from 56.7° to 133.0°, indicating markedly improved hydrophobicity. By constructing a chemically grafted interfacial energetic fluorine-containing layer, this strategy simultaneously preserves high energy density and effectively enhances the energy release rate, ignition and combustion performance, and moisture resistance of aluminum powder, offering an innovative route for developing high-performance aluminum-based fuels for solid propellants.

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Yelidaosi Xielizhati, Maierhaba Zunong, MENG Zihui, et al. Boosting Energy Release and Water Repellency of Micron-Aluminum via Interfacial Mannich Reaction with Fluorinated Energetic Compounds[J]. Chinese Journal of Energetic Materials(Hanneng Cailiao),DOI:10.11943/CJEM2026116.

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  • Received:May 17,2026
  • Revised:July 31,2026
  • Adopted:August 01,2026
  • Online: August 18,2026
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