This paper reviews the studies carried out so far on HNF, which is emerging as potential oxidizer for futuristic propellant systems. Methods of synthesis of HNF including efforts to obtain HNF of desired particle size/shape have been discussed in detail. As purity of HNF has bearing on its thermal, physical and chemical characteristics, process parameters are being optimized to obtain high quality HNF with reproducible characteristics. Potential of HNF based propellants as propulsive force to missiles and space vehicles is also discussed in this paper. Problem areas in processing HNF based propellants have also been identified.
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