Review of Polyglycydil Nitrate – An Energetic and Promising Polymer as a Binder Propellant

Abstract

The propellant binder is one of the important components in three-component-based propellants. Three-component-based propellants contain oxidizer, binders, and additives. Refers to spesific impulse value and combustion rate, polyglycidyl nitrate is a very promising energetic polymer as a propellant binder. Polyglycidyl nitrate has the potential to be made from glycerol which is a waste of the biodiesel industry so that production costs are cheaper. This article discusses in depth the potential of polyglycidyl nitrate as a propellant energetic binder, including the composition of the propellant, the effect of the propellant binder on the properties of the propellant, the manufacture of polyglycidyl nitrate from glycerol, as well as the physical properties and thermodynamic data of Polyglycydyl nitrate.