Research Overview

ATREC undertakes R&D in the following areas :

• Novel materials synthesis and processing
• Homeland security – Studies in Home-made Explosives
• Energetic device and system concepts
• Advanced coatings

Some of our research work are highlighted below:

• Advanced Reactive Materials
  • High Energy Milling
  • Spray-Drying
  • Sol-Gel
  • Polyol Reduction
• Hydrogen Generation Materials
• Amorphous Materials

We characterized the materials using:

• Ignition wire technique
• Parr dynamic pressure measurement system
• Bomb calorimetry
• Secondary electron microscropy (SEM)
• X-Ray diffraction (XRD)
• Particle size analyzer