ABSTRACT
Pyrotechnic compositions require a stimulus for ignition, which should be capable of providing the required activation energy to the composition. However, many pyrotechnic compositions do not ignite due to their high activation energy. Priming and booster compositions help pyrotechnic compositions pick-up ignition due to their lower activation energies than that of the main pyrotechnic composition. They produce sufficient heat to ignite the main composition by providing hot solid or hot fluid slags. This chapter provides details about the role of priming and booster compositions, their mechanism, typical priming compositions, special requirements of priming compositions and booster compositions. References are provided at the end of the chapter.
