Ammonium Perchlorate Properties

Description

Ammonium perchlorate is an inorganic compound. It is the salt of perchloric acid and ammonium hydroxide. All perchlorates are potentially powerful oxidizers, but ammonium perchlorate is especially labile. When ammonium perchlorate is mixed with a fuel it can generate self-sustained combustion also far under atmospheric pressure. It is an important oxidizer with a decades-long history of use in solid rocket propellants-- space launch, military, amateur, and hobby high powered rockets--as well as in some fireworks. Some "breakable" epoxy adhesives contain suspensions of ammonium perchlorate.