Rocket and Missile Propellants

SERDP and ESTCP projects are developing and demonstrating new propellant formulations that do not contain perchlorates, lead compounds, RDX, or other environmentally objectionable materials.

Completed Projects List
Project Title Completed

Photocatalytic Destruction of Nitrate Esters in Air

Project Information
Project ID: WP-199506
Principal Investigator: Mr. Michael Lateulere, NSWC Indian Head Division
ESTCP Apr 2000

Nitrocellulose-Based Propellant Manufacturing Waste Minimization

Project Information
Project ID: WP-199804
Principal Investigator: Dr. Suzanne Prickett, Naval Surface Warfare Center
ESTCP Dec 2006

Green Energetic Materials

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

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

Elimination of Toxic Materials and Solvents from Solid Propellant Components

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1058
Principal Investigator: Dr. Robert Stanley, AMSAM-RD-PS-R
SERDP Jan 2001

Synthesis, Evaluation, and Formulation Studies in New Oxidizers as Alternatives to Ammonium Perchlorate in DoD Missile Propulsion Applications

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1403
Principal Investigator: Dr. Michael Dewey, ATK Thiokol
SERDP Apr 2007

Robust, Perchlorate-Free Propellants with Reduced Pollution

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1404
Principal Investigator: Dr. David Ciaramitaro, Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)
SERDP Apr 2008

Novel, Oxygen Rich Materials as Potential Ammonium Perchlorate Alternatives

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1764
Principal Investigator: Dr. Greg Drake, U.S. Army
SERDP Mar 2012

Perchlorate and Halogen-Free High Energy Dense Oxidizers

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1765
Principal Investigator: Dr. Thomas Klapotke, Ludwig-Maximilian University Munich
SERDP Jun 2011

Trinitromethyl Ethers and Other Derivatives as Superior Oxidizers (SEED Project)

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1766
Principal Investigator: Dr. Robert Chapman, Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division
SERDP Aug 2011