Can solvent choices enhance both process safety and efficiency?

Recent work has demonstrated that the decomposition characteristics of individual chemicals ae often subsrantially different from those of the same chemical when combined with a solvent. Further, different solvents alter the decomposition in significantly different ways, shifting the observed Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC) onset and peak temperatures and maximum rates to lower as well us higher values. Often the magnitude of these effects cannot be explained as the result of simple dilution. This prior work with energetic materials in solvents emphasizes the importance to process safety of systematically testing reaction mixtures, in addition to testing individual chemicals.