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Disclosed are storable solid propellant compositions based on complex metal boron compounds of the general formula M(BH4)x or M(BD4)x, (where M equals a metal and x equals the valence of the metal M; M is an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal; H is hydrogen, and D is deuterium) and ammonium sal

Disclosed are storable solid propellant compositions based on complex metal boron compounds of the general formula M(BH4)x or M(BD4)x, (where M equals a metal and x equals the valence of the metal M; M is an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal; H is hydrogen, and D is deuterium) and ammonium salts of the general formula (NH4)nY or deuteroammonium salts of the general formula (ND4)nY (where Y represents an anion with a total charge of n; N is nitrogen, H is hydrogen, and D is deuterium) combined stoichiometrically or in varying molar ratios. The stoichiometric blend is employed in a method for producing hydrogen or deuterium that contains nitrogen as an inert diluent and is acceptable for use in HF/DF chemical lasers, the gas dynamic laser (GDL), or as a source to generate hydrogen containing an inert diluent.

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A solid propellant composition in the form of a compacted solid propellant pellet that is formed by dead pressing using a pressure from about 500 pounds total load to about 10,000 pounds total load, said solid propellant pellet producing hydrogen or deuterium from a self-sustaining reaction after sa

A solid propellant composition in the form of a compacted solid propellant pellet that is formed by dead pressing using a pressure from about 500 pounds total load to about 10,000 pounds total load, said solid propellant pellet producing hydrogen or deuterium from a self-sustaining reaction after said reaction is initiated by a heat source sufficient to initiate said reaction, said solid propellant composition comprising a uniform predetermined molar ratio mixture of a first reactant compound which is a complex metal boron compound selected from the complex metal boron compounds of the general formula M(BH4)x or M(BD4)x, (wherein M equals a metal selected from an alkali or an alkaline earth metal and x equals the valence of said metal, H is hydrogen, and D is deuterium) and a second reactant compound which is an ammonium salt selected from the ammonium salts of the general formula (NH4)2Y or a deuteroammonium salt selected from the deuteroammonium salts of the general formula (ND4)2Y, (wherein Y represents the anion Cr2O7 with a total charge of 2, N is nitrogen, H is hydrogen, and D is deuterium), said first reactant compound varying in a molar ratio from about 2 to about 7 while said second reactant compound varying in a molar ratio from about 1 to about 2.