Ammonium perchlorate is an inorganic compound with the formula NH4ClO4. It is the salt of perchloric acid and ammonia. It is a powerful oxidizer, which explains its main use in solid propellants. It has been involved in a number of accidents, such as the PEPCON industrial disaster and the crash of South African Airways Flight 295. ==Production== A...
(NH4ClO4) The salt of ammonia and perchloric acid. Ammonium perchlorate is the oxidizer used in most composite rocket motors, including those of the Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Boosters. It is typically used in conjunction with alumin...
Ammonium perchlorate: See: Perchlorate.