Nanocomposite thermite ink
| DWPI Title: Thermite ink useful in inkjet, screen and gravure printing, comprises aluminum particles, oxidizer particles, a dispersant and a non-aqueous dispersing medium |
| Abstract: A nanocomposite thermite ink for use in inkjet, screen, and gravure printing. Embodiments of this invention do not require separation of the fuel and oxidizer constituents prior to application of the ink to the printed substrate. |
| Use: The thermite ink composition is useful in inkjet, screen, and gravure printing. |
| Advantage: The thermite ink composition: is able to sustain combustion at sub-millimeter geometries due to their high reaction enthalpies; exhibit both a high burning rate and a high energy content and do not require separation of the fuel and oxidizer constituents until immediately prior to application of the ink by an inkjet printer or other printing technique (screen printing or gravure printing); removes the need for in-situ mixing immediately prior to operation of the apparatus being used to print the ink. |
| Novelty: Thermite ink comprises: aluminum particles; oxidizer particles; a dispersant; and a non-aqueous dispersing medium. |
| Filed: 4/5/2007 |
| Application Number: US2007696904A |
| Tech ID: SD 10339.0 |
| This invention was made with Government support under Contract No. DE-NA0003525 awarded by the United States Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration. The Government has certain rights in the invention. |
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