Isopropyl nitrate

Top Chemical Group started their Isopropyl nitrate production on 2007 and our high quality Isopropyl nitrate repidly 

gets high reputation from our local to all domestic market.In 2010, we expanded their production capacity to 

10000MT. With the developing of our production process optimizationand facility updating, Now, we are the leading

Isopropyl nitrate manufactuer in northwest of China, becoming one of leading Isopropyl nitrate producer inthe world, and our Isopropyl nitrate win the globle market fastly after years supplying to world customers.

Specification

Introduction

Isopropyl nitrate (IPN, 2-propyl nitrate) is a colorless liquid monopropellant. It is used as a diesel cetane improver. 

IPN is a low-sensitivity explosive.Isopropyl nitrate is extremely flammable and burns with a practically invisible flame. 

This presents unique hazards in its handling. The flame is significantly less luminous than hydrogen or methanol 

flame and is only visible due to the turbulent hot air it generates.Isopropyl nitrate was previously used in a jet 

engine rapid starting system for military interceptor aircraft (a requirement for fast scrambling, as it provided 

simultaneous, near-insta-ntaneous engine starting for twin engines) and was known as AVPIN.The exhaust 

fumes from an AVPIN monopropellant engine may themselves be explosive, if mixed with further air.Early 

systems, as used on the Gloster Javelin, used a simple pressurising cartridge and had a poor reputation for misfires, 

including engine-destroying explosions. Nevertheless, Rolls Royce was able to demonstrate that the fuel is extre-

mely stable and that a cannon shell could be fired through a container of it with no dramatic effect. Isopropyl 

nitrate was also sold by the Turbonique company under the brand name "Thermolene" as a fuel for their line 

of turbine-powered "drag axles" and superchargers, during the 1960s.It is officially classed as safe to transport 

provided it is labelled as flammable.Although engine starters do not require an air supply for their basic ope-

ration, air was supplied to later designs, such as that of the English Electric Lightning, by an automatic scavenge 

pump simply to control these fumesThe history of AVPIN use on the Lightning demonstrated it was both safe 

and effective in use. The reduced availability of AVPIN is now a restrictionon the continued operation of some 

preserved military aircraft, such as Lightnings in the UK and South Africa and some are thus being converted to 

electric starting.It has also been used as a fuel for power supply and actuation in guided weapons, notably in 

the British Royal Navy.