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Published in: Cellulose 13/2021

23-07-2021 | Original Research

Influence of tailored CuO and Al/CuO nanothermites on the thermocatalytic degradation of nitrocellulose and combustion performance of AP/HTPB composite propellant

Authors: Ningning Zhao, Haixia Ma, Ergang Yao, Zhong Yu, Ting An, Fengqi Zhao, Xiaojiao Yu

Published in: Cellulose | Issue 13/2021

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Abstract

Al/CuO nanothermites have displayed unique catalytic activities in accelerating the thermolysis of nitrocellulose (NC) and combustion characteristics of AP/HTPB propellant depending on the morphology of CuO. The kinetic triplet of NC-based composites was determined by multi- isoconversional methods, whereas the reaction models were reconstructed by employing a modified Šesták–Berggren equation based on the combined kinetic analysis. DSC and TG-FTIR results revealed that CuO and Al/CuO play crucial roles in accelerating the dissociation of –O–NO2 bond and the coacervate phase to change the pyrolysis mechanism of NC from an autocatalytic reaction to a modified n-th order reaction model. It was also demonstrated that nanothermites were provided with a low starting temperature of pyrolysis, reduced exothermic peak temperature, low activation energy, and high total weight loss, confirming their better catalytic activity than their corresponding CuO, of which Al/CuO nanothermite, containing the gypsophila paniculata-like CuO, performs the best. Further, the shape of CuO was found to be significant in enhancing the burning rate of AP/HTPB propellant containing thermites, with the gypsophila paniculata-like presenting the best catalytic effect (43% improvement). Hence, introducing well-defined nanostructures is a promising way to improve the pyrolysis and combustion of energetic materials.

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Metadata
Title
Influence of tailored CuO and Al/CuO nanothermites on the thermocatalytic degradation of nitrocellulose and combustion performance of AP/HTPB composite propellant
Authors
Ningning Zhao
Haixia Ma
Ergang Yao
Zhong Yu
Ting An
Fengqi Zhao
Xiaojiao Yu
Publication date
23-07-2021
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Published in
Cellulose / Issue 13/2021
Print ISSN: 0969-0239
Electronic ISSN: 1572-882X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-021-04060-w

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