COATING OF ANHYDROUS LITHIUM PERCHLORATE

ANHYDROUS LITHIUM PERCHLORATE IS SUPERIOR IN MANY RESPECTS TO AMMONIUM PERCHLORATE AS AN OXIDIZER. HOWEVER, ANHYDROUS LITHIUM PERCHLORATE IS HYGROSCOPIC, AND THIS RENDERS IT UNSUITABLE FOR MOST APPLICATIONS. WE PROPOSE TO DEVELOP A TECHNIQUE FOR COATING ANHYDROUS LITHIUM PERCHLORATE WITH A THIN, PROTECTIVE FILM OF STANNIC OXIDE. THIS WILLBE DONE BY EXPOSING ANHYDROUS LITHIUM PERCHLORATE TO STANNIC CHLORIDE VAPOR IN A FLUIDIZE BED. AN INTEGRAL COMPONENT OF THE RESEARCH WILL BE THE DEVELOP OF METHODS FOR ASSESSING THE HYGROSCOPICITY AND IMPACT SENSITIVITY OF COATED AND UNCOATED ANHYDROUS LITHIUM PERCHLORATE. THESE METHODS WILL THEN BE USED TO COMPARE COATED AND UNCOATED SPECIMENS OF ANHYDROUS LITHIUM PERCHLORATE.