Explosives

SERDP and ESTCP projects are developing effective explosives made with environmentally friendly synthesis processes and materials.

Completed Projects List
Project Title Completed

Clean Electrochemical Synthesis of Alkylnitro Compounds

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1460
Principal Investigator: Mr. Brice Betenson, ATK Launch Systems
SERDP Jan 2011

Manufacture of TATB and TNT from Biosynthesized Phloroglucinols

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1582
Principal Investigator: Dr. John Frost, Draths Corporation
SERDP Jul 2010

Metal and Oxide Additives as Agents for Munitions Self-Remediation

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1623
Principal Investigator: Mr. Christian McGrath, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)
SERDP Jul 2010

Catalytic Nitration of Toluene (Elimination of Red Water)

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1409
Principal Investigator: Dr. Reddy Damavarapu, U.S. Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC)
SERDP Oct 2009

Cyclic Dinitroureas as Self-Remediating Munition Charges

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1624
Principal Investigator: Dr. Robert Chapman, Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division
SERDP Feb 2009

Elimination of Redwater from TNT Manufacture

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1408
Principal Investigator: Dr. Ross Millar, QinetiQ
SERDP Dec 2007

Environmentally Responsible Microbiological Production of Energetic Ingredients (SEED Project)

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1515
Principal Investigator: Dr. Vladimir Gilman, Infoscitex Corporation
SERDP Nov 2007

Benzylamine-Free, Heavy Metal-Free Synthesis of CL-20 (SEED Project)

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1518
Principal Investigator: Dr. Robert Chapman, Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division
SERDP Dec 2006

Electrochemical Oxidation of Alkylnitro Compounds

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1345
Principal Investigator: Dr. Kirstin Warner, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)
SERDP Aug 2004

Green Energetic Materials

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1115
Principal Investigator: Mr. Marc Magdinec, Naval Surface Warfare Center
SERDP Nov 1999

Recycling Propellants in Nonpolluting Supercritical Fluids: Novel Computational Chemistry Models For Predicting Effective Solvents

Project Information
Project ID: WP-695
Principal Investigator: Dr. Betsy Rice, US Army Research Lab
SERDP Oct 1998

DoD/DOE Clean Agile Manufacturing of Energetics

Project Information
Project ID: WP-63
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jim Short, Office of Naval Research (Code 333)
SERDP Oct 1998