97results about "Explosive ingredient compounding" patented technology

A system / apparatus including: at least one control system or control unit configured for changing a concentration / flow rate of a set of sensitizing agents for an explosive composition, wherein the sensitizing agents are introduced at or into at least one portion of an explosive composition loading system or apparatus in a manner that facilitates or enables generation of two or more explosive compositions having at least one density profile / distribution, wherein the changing of the concentration / flow rate provides the sensitizing agents with a concentration profile / distribution within and along a conduit / hose during flow of the explosive compositions toward and prior to the explosive compositions reaching a distal portion of the conduit / hose that is fluidically coupled to an outlet structure, wherein the concentration profile / distribution corresponds to the density profile / distribution.

The invention relates to the technical field of thermite, in particular to a thermite system of an ultralow condensed phase combustion product and a preparation method of the thermite system. The preparation method of the aluminothermic system comprises the following steps: S1, synthesizing nanoscale BiF3 particles; s2, immersing a mixed oxidizing agent into a copper nitrate solution, dropwise adding ammonia water into a system, reacting for a period of time, standing and aging the reaction system, performing centrifugal separation, washing, and performing vacuum freeze drying to obtain BiF3-coated TACN core-shell structure particles; and S3, adding the acid-activated nano aluminum powder and the BiF3-coated TACN core-shell structure particles into an n-hexane medium, carrying out ultrasonic treatment, and drying to obtain thermite powder. Through the high reaction interface of the nano-scale bismuth-based fluoride and the activation strategy of the high-energy gas production compound on the interface, the output of ultralow condensed phase combustion products and the efficient release of system energy are realized.

The invention relates to the technical field of energetic materials, in particular to a laser response type high-entropy alloy-based initiating explosive material and a preparation method thereof. The initiating explosive material is mainly formed by uniformly loading a heat-sensitive high-energy compound (such as lead stilbeneate or hexa (4-amino-3, 5-dinitropyrazole) copper) on high-entropy alloy nanoparticles containing five or more metal elements, wherein the heat-sensitive high-energy compound is such as lead stilbeneate or hexa (4-amino-3, 5-dinitropyrazole) copper. The preparation method comprises the following steps: mixing acetylacetone metal salt, a surfactant and a reducing agent in an organic solvent, and stirring and reacting at 180-220 DEG C to prepare high-entropy alloy nanoparticles; the nano particles and a high-energy compound are co-dispersed in a mixed solvent containing a dispersing agent, ultrasonic treatment is carried out to form suspension liquid, and freeze drying is carried out to obtain the nano particles. The method is characterized in that the excellent photo-thermal conversion performance of the high-entropy alloy is utilized, under low laser energy irradiation, a high-energy compound can be effectively excited, and stable detonation of secondary charge CL-20 is successfully achieved. According to the invention, the problems of high response threshold and low output energy of the existing laser initiating explosive material are solved.

The invention relates to the field of emulsion explosives, in particular to a preparation system and method of an emulsified porous granular ammonium nitrate fuel oil explosive. The invention relates to a preparation system of an emulsified porous granular ammonium nitrate fuel oil explosive, which comprises ammonium nitrate conveying equipment, ammonium nitrate fuel oil mixing equipment, a double-shaft mixer, a wood flour / adhesive mixing screw and packaging equipment, the dredging mechanism comprises a flattening assembly arranged behind the ammonium nitrate conveying equipment and a dredging assembly arranged behind the flattening assembly, and the flattening assembly flattens ammonium nitrate particles to assist the dredging assembly in dredging the ammonium nitrate particles; the adsorption mechanism is arranged behind the dredging mechanism and comprises a mixing assembly arranged behind the flattening assembly, a soaking assembly arranged behind the first mixing assembly and an adsorption assembly arranged behind the soaking assembly; the filtering mechanism is arranged below the adsorption mechanism and is used for filtering the oil liquid used in the adsorption assembly.

Emulsion explosives with gas bubbles that are resistant to in-borehole migration or coalescence are disclosed herein. Such emulsions can be sensitized by mechanically introducing gas bubbles into the emulsion. Gassing can be performed at any of multiple points from initial formation of the emulsion to delivery of the emulsion into the borehole. Resistance to gas bubble migration and coalescence can be achieved by homogenization, without the need for bubble stabilization agents.

The invention discloses a method for coating pentazole hydroxylammonium salt with copper alginate, the pentazole hydroxylammonium salt is coated with a copper alginate gel network to form a composite material, the stirring rate and the dripping rate are strictly regulated and controlled by screening different mass ratios and drying modes, and the composite material is prepared. And an optimal experimental formula is screened out so as to achieve the purpose of reducing hygroscopicity and mechanical sensitivity. Compared with a pentazole hydroxylamine salt raw material synthesized in the early stage, the pentazole hydroxylamine-based composite energetic microsphere prepared by the preparation method disclosed by the invention is more regular in morphology, higher in sphericity degree, obviously reduced in sensitivity and hygroscopicity, easier to prepare medicines and capable of being popularized to preparation of composite microspheres of other energetic materials.

The invention discloses an Al / polypeptide / AP biological composite energetic material and a preparation method thereof. The biological composite energetic material is of a core-shell structure with Al / polypeptide as a core and AP as a shell. The particle size of the biological composite energetic material is 5-300 [mu] m; the content of the aluminum powder is 20-45% by mass, the polypeptide is 0-5% by mass, the AP is 50-75% by mass, and the content of the polypeptide is not 0%. The invention further provides a preparation method of the Al / polypeptide / AP biological composite energetic material, a cooling recrystallization method is adopted, the self-assembly characteristic of polypeptide molecules is combined, directional arrangement of Al, polypeptide and AP on the nanoscale is achieved, and a uniformly-mixed composite material is formed. The material is stable in structure, the Al powder is not easy to agglomerate, hydroxyl, carboxyl and nitro functional groups in the polypeptide respectively form strong interaction with the Al powder and AP, and the mechanical property, the thermal stability and the reaction activity of the material are remarkably improved. In addition, the preparation process is simple and convenient, the negative influence on the environment is reduced due to the biodegradability of the polypeptide, and the method is suitable for large-scale industrial production.

The invention relates to the technical field of gas production materials, and discloses preparation and application of a high-nitrogen energetic gas production material, triazole has high-energy and multi-nitrogen characteristics, nitryl compounds have high energy, and the combination of triazole and nitryl compounds enables the gas production material to have the characteristics of large gas production rate, low-temperature combustion, less harmful gas and the like; the molecular structure contains a large number of N-N, C-N and C = N bonds and has high enthalpy of formation, meanwhile, the content of C and H in the molecule is low, the density of the energetic material can be improved, the electronegativity of nitrogen and oxygen atoms in the structure is high, and the energetic material is a painful energetic material and has high safety in the using process; compared with similar gas production materials, the prepared gas production material has the advantages that the gas production rate is greatly increased, the amount of solid residues is greatly reduced, the added adhesive has no corrosivity, the prepared gas production material is good in fluidity, the external additive can play a role in slagging, and the residues are not prone to being sprayed out.

A phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate (PSAN) explosive is provided, comprising PSAN prills and a fuel. The PSAN prills contain ammonium nitrate, a potassium salt, and an inorganic porosity enhancer.

The present invention relates to a composite emulsifier suitable for emulsion explosives and a preparation method thereof, belonging to the technical field of emulsifiers, wherein the composite emulsifier mainly comprises the following raw materials: acrylic acid, triethylenetetramine, poly(isobutylene-alt-maleic anhydride), sorbitol, N-hydroxyethyl-ethylenediamine, hydrogen peroxide, vitamin C, nonylphenol polyoxyethylene ether (10), urea and sodium lauryl sulfonate. The present invention selects sorbitol, poly(isobutylene-alt-maleic anhydride) and N-hydroxyethyl-ethylenediamine as main raw materials, increases the hydrophilicity of the system, and the intermediate material A synthesized from triethylenetetramine and acrylic acid reduces the surface tension of the system, so that the finished emulsifier has excellent emulsification effect. Nonylphenol polyoxyethylene ether (10), urea and sodium lauryl sulfonate are also used to reduce the crystallization point and inhibit the generation of crystal nuclei, so that the emulsion explosive prepared by the composite emulsifier of the present invention has excellent storage stability, is not easy to crystallize and harden.

The invention discloses an energetic propellant based on magnesium-nickel-based metal hydride blending as well as a preparation method and application of the energetic propellant. The preparation method comprises the following steps: step 1, taking metal Mg and Ni elementary substances as raw materials, and preparing magnesium-nickel-based metal alloy powder by adopting a mechanical alloying method; s2, the magnesium-nickel-based metal alloy powder is subjected to hydrotreating, and magnesium-nickel-based metal hydride is obtained; and S3, the magnesium-nickel-based metal hydride is coated with graphene, mechanical ball milling is conducted, the magnesium-nickel-based metal hydride and a monoaromatic propellant are mixed, and the energetic propellant based on magnesium-nickel-based metal hydride mixing is obtained. The characteristic that metal hydride can release hydrogen in a high-temperature environment is utilized, and the release rate of hydrogen energy is regulated and controlled through the size and the proportion, so that the combustion characteristic of propellant powder and the chamber pressure of an inner trajectory during artillery launching are changed, and finally the kinetic energy of a gun muzzle is improved.

The invention relates to the field of electromagnetic interference defense, and discloses a configuration method of an electromagnetic haze bomb filling material and an electromagnetic interference method.The method comprises the steps that current bird distribution information in an airport no-fly zone is obtained, and the current bird distribution information comprises a plurality of bird flock activity areas and a center point corresponding to each bird flock activity area; acquiring current meteorological data (wind speed and wind direction) of an airport and an electromagnetic haze elastic energy parameter (effective diffusion time), and determining an effective diffusion distance after the electromagnetic haze bomb is released; according to the center point, the wind direction and the effective diffusion distance corresponding to each bird flock activity area, determining an optimal release point and generating a launching instruction; and the optimal release point and the launching instruction are sent to an electromagnetic haze bomb launching control end, so that the electromagnetic haze bomb launching control end executes the electromagnetic haze bomb launching operation, and the filling material of the electromagnetic haze bomb is configured through the configuration method in the claim 1. Therefore, safe operation of aviation equipment is guaranteed.

The invention discloses a composite sensitizer for mixed loading of an emulsion explosive. The composite sensitizer comprises the following components in percentage by mass: 20-25% of sodium nitrite, 10-12% of graphite fluoride microspheres, 2-5% of a foaming agent and the balance of water. The composite sensitizer has the beneficial effect of good low-temperature sensitization effect. The preparation method of the composite sensitizer is simple and easy to operate. The invention also discloses a preparation method of the mixed emulsion explosive, which comprises the following steps: heating water to 50-65 DEG C, adding ammonium nitrate and calcium nitrate, stirring and dissolving, and heating to 65 DEG C to obtain a water phase; the preparation method comprises the following steps: uniformly mixing engine oil, an emulsifier and diesel oil, heating to 65 DEG C to obtain an oil phase, mixing the oil phase and a water phase, and emulsifying to obtain an emulsified matrix; and when the emulsion matrix is cooled to 15-35 DEG C, adding the composite sensitizer, and uniformly stirring to obtain the mixed emulsion explosive. The prepared mixed emulsion explosive has good detonation performance and long-term storage stability.

The invention relates to the technical field of chlorate explosives, and discloses a powdery biomass chlorate explosive and a preparation method thereof, the powdery biomass chlorate explosive specifically comprises the following raw materials by mass: 100-120 parts of biomass powder, 100-200 parts of chlorate, 50-100 parts of white sugar, 10-30 parts of alkali, 3-5 parts of modified carbon fiber, 2-4 parts of modified bamboo charcoal powder, 5-6 parts of organosilicon, 10-12 parts of pentaerythritol acrolein resin, and 400-500 parts of water. The surface of the explosive matrix is coated with the modified carbon fiber, the modified bamboo charcoal powder, the organic silicon and the pentaerythritol acrolein resin, so that a compact structure is formed among the explosive matrixes, and the explosive power of the explosive is enhanced; the lamellar structure of the composite layered material on the surface of the modified carbon fiber can absorb external stress, and the situation that the explosive power of the explosive is reduced due to jolt and vibration in the transportation process and vibration impact in the launching process is avoided.

This invention discloses a fluoride-modified liquid metal thermite and its preparation method, belonging to the field of thermite preparation technology. It utilizes Galinstan eutectic to prepare liquid metal; aluminum powder and liquid metal are synthesized using physical mixing and ultrasonic treatment to obtain liquid metal-modified aluminum; FeCl3·6H2O is added to a perfluorooctanoic acid aqueous solution and stirred, followed by a hydrothermal reaction; the resulting product is washed to obtain Fe(PFO)3; the liquid metal-modified aluminum is mixed with iron perfluorooctanoate and ultrasonically treated to obtain Fe(PFO)3@LM-Al; Fe(PFO)3@LM-Al and iron oxide are added to anhydrous ethanol and ultrasonically stirred to obtain Fe(PFO)3@LM-Al@Fe2O3. This invention, using the above method, raises the high-temperature thermal oxidation reaction temperature of aluminum powder to before the melting point of 660℃, achieving a breakthrough in the thermal mass transfer process of aluminum powder.

The invention relates to the technical field of energetic materials, in particular to an active material and a preparation method thereof. The preparation method of the active material comprises the following steps: S1, mixing first metal powder and second metal powder to obtain mixed metal powder; s2, the mixed metal powder is subjected to pressing treatment and then subjected to vacuum sintering treatment, and a metal alloy material is obtained; s3, the metal alloy material is subjected to thermal hydrogen treatment, and the active material is obtained; wherein the first metal powder is a mixture of titanium-containing powder and pure tantalum powder, or a mixture of titanium-containing powder and pure zirconium powder; the density of the second metal powder ranges from 15 g / cm < 3 > to 19.5 g / cm < 3 >. The active material is subjected to component design, so that the density and the mechanical property can be controlled within a certain range; and the active material has enough mechanical properties under a high-speed impact condition so as to ensure the integrity, and can provide enough additional chemical energy so as to improve the damage aftereffect of the fragments.

The present invention provides a method for producing emulsion explosive by a composite sensitization process, belonging to the technical field of explosive production. It includes the following steps: preparing a sensitizer solution, preparing a catalyst solution, adding the sensitizer solution and the catalyst solution into their respective storage tanks, and corresponding storage tanks are provided with a sensitizer pump and a catalyst pump; providing perlite, adding perlite into the storage tank, and a feeding control valve is arranged at the outlet of the storage tank; the sensitizer pump, the catalyst pump and the outlet are all connected to the sensitizer; when the matrix continuously enters the inlet of the sensitizer, start the sensitizer pump, the catalyst pump and the feeding control valve, and at the same time start the sensitizer. After the matrix covers the mixing blades of the premixer at the inlet of the sensitizer, adjust the valve of the sensitizer, control and maintain the covering height of the matrix, and carry out the sensitization operation of the explosive, and discharge the medicine to obtain the finished emulsion explosive. The production method of the present invention can improve the comprehensive performance of the emulsion explosive and at the same time improve the storage stability.

The present invention relates to an emulsion explosive cooling and conveying device and a production process thereof. The emulsion explosive cooling and conveying device and the production process thereof comprise a cold water trough, wherein a balancing pipe is installed on the cold water trough, a bracket is fixed in the cold water trough, side baffles are installed on the front and rear sides of the bracket, and transmission rollers are rotatably connected between the two ends of the side baffles. By arranging structures such as a suspension hook, a negative pressure box, a negative pressure hole, a submersible pump, and a water suction pipe, when an explosive roll falls on the suspension hook for suspension transportation, the submersible pump is used in conjunction with the water suction pipe to pump out cooling water in the negative pressure box, so that negative pressure is generated in the negative pressure box. The cooling water around the explosive roll quickly flows into the negative pressure box under the action of the negative pressure, and generates suction to adsorb the explosive roll on the inner wall of the suspension hook. In conjunction with the suspension transportation of the suspension hook, the problem of relative sliding between the explosive roll and the transmission plate chain during underwater transportation, which affects the underwater transportation efficiency of the explosive roll, is avoided as much as possible.

This invention relates to a method for producing explosives by flow synthesis from the nitration of TAT. This invention relates to a method for producing HMX (1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetraazacyclooctane) by flow synthesis, comprising the steps of: i. preparing an input flow mixture containing TAT (1,3,5,7-tetraacetyl-1,3,5,7-tetraazacyclooctane), P2O5 in nitric acid, where the concentration of said nitric acid is greater than 95%, ii. feeding the input flow reagents to a flow reactor, iii. heating the reaction vessel in the flow reactor to 60°C-80°C, and recovering the reaction mixture. [Formula 1] JPEG2025509949000003.jpg52170

The invention discloses a potassium perchlorate / zinc-magnesium alloy composite energetic material for mechanical detonation, which comprises the following components in percentage by weight: 70% of potassium perchlorate and 30% of zinc-magnesium alloy powder, the mass fraction of magnesium in the zinc-magnesium alloy powder is 50-80%, and the zinc-magnesium alloy powder is prepared by adding Zn powder into Mg powder through a centrifugal atomization method. According to the method, zinc is added into magnesium to prepare the zinc-magnesium alloy, so that an oxidation shell layer on the surface of metal powder is broken through, diffusion of magnesium is promoted, the reaction activity and energy output of the magnesium-based composite energetic material are remarkably improved, and energy release of the magnesium-based composite energetic material is more concentrated. The impact sensitivity and the friction sensitivity of the formula are high, and the excellent detonation sensitivity can be shown under the high-speed impact condition.

The present invention relates to a method for synthesizing an organic explosive, the method comprising the steps of: i) providing a first solution A; ii) providing a second solution B, selected such that an admixture of solutions A and B reacts together upon formation of the admixture to provide the organic explosive; iii) mixing solutions A and B and passing them through a flow reactor to produce the admixture, the flow reactor comprising a pipe, the inner diameter of which is selected to be less than a critical diameter of the organic explosive, thereby preventing detonation of the formed organic explosive in said flow reactor.

Provided are systems and methods for synthesis of metastable intermolecular composites, specifically energetic nanocomposites. The method may include dispersing a reductive fuel within a first aqueous solution and combining the reductive fuel solution with a second aqueous solution comprising a metal oxide and base to create a reductive fuel-metal oxide / base solution. The reductive fuel-metal oxide / base solution is mixed and solid material is filtered and collected from the mixture. The solid material is heated to obtain reductive fuel-metal oxide energetic nanocomposites. The ratio of base to metal oxide can be varied to achieve different structures of including core-shell or well-mixed nanocomposites. The reductive fuel may be aluminum nanoparticles, the metal oxide may be copper oxide, and the base may be ammonia. The method can be used for mass production of energetic nanocomposites and the structure of the energetic nanocomposites can be varied to tune the energetic performance of the energetic nanocomposites.

The present invention relates to a production process for the oil phase of a high-performance environmentally friendly emulsion explosive, which includes the slitting of the latex matrix, the solidification and transportation of granular raw materials, and the crushing of the solidified particles into powder. By first preliminarily slitting the latex matrix into granular form and then crushing the granular raw materials, the traditional method of powdering raw materials is replaced. On the one hand, it can effectively reduce the number of contacts between the raw materials and the agitator, ensure the forming effect of the emulsion explosive, and avoid causing great damage to the microstructure of the latex matrix by the traditional processing method. Thus, it solves the problem existing in the traditional processing technology of emulsion explosives that during the working process of solidifying and stirring the latex matrix and crushing it into powder, the latex matrix will be subjected to multiple mechanical actions of the agitator, resulting in great damage to the microstructure of the latex matrix, thereby affecting the forming effect of the emulsion explosive.

The invention discloses a smokeless and odorless firework oxidant which is prepared from the following components: zirconium dioxide, hafnium dioxide, silicon dioxide, manganese dioxide, iron oxide, arsenic trioxide and calcium oxide. Wherein the weight ratio of zirconium dioxide is not less than 90%; all the components are mixed, calcined and then subjected to wet ball milling, and a powdery material is obtained. The firework oxidizing agent is suitable for firework firework compositions, can be widely applied to firework spraying compositions and launching compositions, and is smokeless and odorless during combustion; the firework oxidant is not easy to decompose, good in stability, zero in friction sensitivity and impact sensitivity and suitable for high-automation-degree production, and the safety risk of production and transportation is greatly reduced.

The present invention provides a multi-station automatic loading system and method for mixed explosives, wherein the multi-station automatic loading system for mixed explosives includes: a docking robot; a mobile structure capable of driving the docking robot to move along a preset path; a plurality of loading stations arranged circumferentially along the preset moving path, each loading station being used to park a carrier structure; a plurality of charging guns, each loading station being provided with at least one charging gun; a plurality of detection structures arranged in a one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of loading stations, each detection structure being used to detect whether a carrier structure is present at a corresponding loading station; a controller controlling the movement of the mobile structure based on detection signals from the plurality of detection structures so that the docking robot picks up the charging gun at the corresponding loading station and docks with the corresponding carrier structure. The technical solution of the present application effectively solves the problem of operator injury during the explosives loading process in the related art.

The present disclosure discloses a gel-like energetic material, a preparation method, and a related system and device. The gel-like energetic material can be stably filled in a water gap for a long time without a housing and enables positive and negative electrodes of the gap to communicate with each other. A common formula is a mixture containing nitromethane, aluminum powder, and metal oxides. After initiating explosive device testing, friction sensitivity and impact sensitivity are both zero, and safety is extremely high. Formula compositions are insoluble or extremely difficult to dissolve in water, will not fail or decompose after soaked in water for a long time, and can still detonate normally under an action of a pulse current. After being filled in the water gap, the gel-like energetic material can generate a shock wave with a fixed amplitude, impulse and energy under drive of a pulse source with specific parameters.

The invention belongs to the technical field of hazardous waste resource utilization, and particularly relates to a preparation method and application of a solid organic reducing agent. The invention finds that a liquid reactant matrix taking organic matters as main components can react with various organic hazardous wastes, harmful substances in the organic hazardous wastes are harmlessly treated, and meanwhile, a solid mixed product with a high additional value is prepared. According to the method, original waste is directly added, only a common heating and stirring device is needed, the treated waste can be prepared into a reducing agent, the energy density of the low-calorific-value organic hazardous waste is remarkably improved, harmful substances in the organic hazardous waste are subjected to harmlessness, meanwhile, a solid-state mixed product with the high additional value is prepared, and the environment is protected. The toxicity, reactivity and corrosivity of the organic hazardous waste are eliminated, no three wastes (waste water, waste gas and waste residues) are generated in the whole process, and the green chemistry principle is met. The reaction steps involved in the process are few, the treatment process is fast, the reaction conditions are simple, and the cost is saved.

The invention belongs to the technical field of initiating explosive device production equipment, and relates to a full-automatic feeding and discharging initiating explosive chemical combination system which comprises a supporting frame 1, a liftable stirring system 2, an overturning driving device 3, a reaction kettle device 4, a feeding system 5 and a discharging disc device 6, and the reaction kettle device 4 can be driven to laterally overturn from a vertical state and topple and discharge; by adopting the chemical combination system disclosed by the invention, full-automatic combination of various initiating explosives can be realized, and process parameters such as stirring speed, charging steps and speed, medium circulating temperature and the like can be adjusted by the control system, so that chemical combination production of various initiating explosives is realized, diversified production requirements are met, and the cost of production equipment is greatly saved; through the upper discharging mode of the device, potential safety hazards existing in a lower discharging valve of a traditional reaction kettle are avoided, direct contact between personnel and dangerous goods is avoided through the full-automatic production procedure, and the production intrinsic safety and the production efficiency are improved.

The invention discloses an emulsified explosive charge plumpness detection device, a production system and an automatic foaming agent quantity adjusting method.The emulsified explosive charge plumpness detection device comprises a DCS controller, a mixing device, a foaming agent storage tank, an automatic explosive loader, a cooling water pond and a belt conveyor, the mixing device is communicated with the foaming agent storage tank through a pipeline, an electromagnetic valve is arranged on the pipeline, the DCS controller is electrically connected with the electromagnetic valve, and the DCS controller is electrically connected with the automatic explosive loader; a plumpness detection device is further arranged on one side of the belt conveyor. The pressure sensor and the laser sensor are arranged on the clamp, the control system presets the clamping force in advance, the finished explosive cartridge is clamped before being packaged, and the laser sensor measures the linear distance between the left clamping plate and the right clamping plate after the finished explosive cartridge is clamped under the fixed clamping force, so that the plumpness of the explosive cartridge is judged, the cartridge is not plump, and the quality of the finished explosive cartridge is guaranteed. Increasing the adding amount of the foaming agent; if the cartridge is too full, the adding amount of the foaming agent is reduced, the plumpness of the cartridge is automatically detected, the adding amount of the foaming agent is adjusted, the labor cost is reduced, and the product quality is improved.

Provided are systems and methods for synthesis of metastable intermolecular composites, specifically energetic nanocomposites. The method may include dispersing a reductive fuel within a first aqueous solution and combining the reductive fuel solution with a second aqueous solution comprising a metal oxide and base to create a reductive fuel-metal oxide / base solution. The reductive fuel-metal oxide / base solution is mixed and solid material is filtered and collected from the mixture. The solid material is heated to obtain reductive fuel-metal oxide energetic nanocomposites. The ratio of base to metal oxide can be varied to achieve different structures of including core-shell or well-mixed nanocomposites. The reductive fuel may be aluminum nanoparticles, the metal oxide may be copper oxide, and the base may be ammonia. The method can be used for mass production of energetic nanocomposites and the structure of the energetic nanocomposites can be varied to tune the energetic performance of the energetic nanocomposites.