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Title: Desensitization of metastable intermolecular composites

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OSTI ID:1016680

A method to substantially desensitize a metastable intermolecular composite material to electrostatic discharge and friction comprising mixing the composite material with an organic diluent and removing enough organic diluent from the mixture to form a mixture with a substantially putty-like consistency, as well as a concomitant method of recovering the metastable intermolecular composite material.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-36
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
Patent Number(s):
7,931,764
Application Number:
11/492,817
OSTI ID:
1016680
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2006 Jul 26
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English