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Thank you for sharing this! I like this kind of paper, where new fancy chemical compounds are tested for new pyrotechnic compositions. How did you find it? Is there a source for getting this papers?
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Thank you for sharing this! I like this kind of paper, where new fancy chemical compounds are tested for new pyrotechnic compositions. How did you find it? Is there a source for getting this papers?

 

I mostly use google and then happen to step upon a great source of information. I found this particulair piece when browsing pyrobin, pyrobin is an amazing site with alot of great papers and information. But also has very bad and/or old information.

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That's a PhD thesis. It was research performed under Thomas Klapotke. https://www.hedm.cup.uni-muenchen.de/personen/professors/klapoetke/index.html Generally the thesis will contain a mix of research published in journals, which can be obtained, but isn't overly cheap without a university access source. It often contains some research that hasn't been published yet. Theses are usually available for free, but sometimes have a public distribution hold. They may be published online for free, say 1 year after the submission or something. You may want to try to find other theses from his group to try to get more information on this general topic.

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While the thesis may be excellent science, no aspect of science is money orientated. Someone has to arrange that the complicated molecules are available cheaply in sufficiently small quantities for a very small very seasonal market.

 

Many ingredients for fireworks have historically come from another industry as waste or surplus. Expressed as carbon footprint 1000 cars arriving for a display will emit more pollution than a 30 minute display.

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The thesis was dedicated to: "Für Mönch Schwarz"... Berthold Schwarz :)

Another of this kind:

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acssuschemeng.6b00041

BTW, One research group from Vilniaus University, Lithuania , is into active research on this topic. Check their publications if you've not gone through already:

https://naujienos.vu.lt/vu-ekspertas-fejerverkai-kaip-geles-tik-elgtis-su-jais-reiketu-ypac-atsargiai/

Check also Saturday Live seminars of Western Pyrotechnic association, the old ones are possibly available in their website/facebook page as well

https://www.westernpyro.org/seminars

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