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Synthesis of CuO-distributed carbon nanofiber: Alternative hybrid for solid propellants

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Carbon nanofibers (CNFs) possess superior catalytic abilities and high surface area. Moreover, energetic particles can be loaded on them by acting as carriers. The current study reports an electroless plating, effective deposition of copper particles (Cu) on the surface of CNFs. The prepared Cu–CNFs hybrid was annealed at 250 °C to form CuO–CNFs. Homogeneous loading of CuO particles on CNFs was revealed via TEM analysis, while the crystalline structure was studied using XRD analysis. In addition, ammonium perchlorate (AP) oxidizer with endothermic initial decomposition was mixed with the synthesized CuO–CNFs hybrid. Moreover, uniform distribution of AP on CuO–CNFs hybrid was verified using SEM microscopy. While DSC and TGA were used to determine CuO–CNFs catalytic performance, our results showed that only 1 wt % of CuO–CNFs could decrease the endothermic decomposition of AP by 12.7%. Moreover, the two main stages of exothermic decomposition were combined into one with 80% increase in the total generated heat. To sum up, our results clearly revealed the promising catalytic capabilities of CuO–CNFs for the applications of solid propellants.

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  1. Head of Nanotechnology Research Center, Military Technical College (MTC), Egyptian Armed Forces, Cairo, Egypt

    Sherif Elbasuney

  2. Chemical Engineering Department, Military Technical College (MTC), Egyptian Armed Forces, Cairo, Egypt

    Sherif Elbasuney, Mohamed Gobara, M. Gaber Zaky, Ahmed Maraden, Shukri Ismael, Eslam Elsaka & Gharieb S. El-Sayyad

  3. Chemical Engineering Department, British University in Egypt (BUE), Cairo, Egypt

    Mostafa Radwan

  4. Department of Electrical and Electronic Information Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology, Toyohashi, Aichi, 441-8580, Japan

    M. Abd Elkodous

  5. Center for Nanotechnology (CNT), School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nile University, Sheikh Zayed, Giza, 16453, Egypt

    M. Abd Elkodous

  6. Drug Radiation Research Department, National Centre for Radiation Research and Technology (NCRRT), Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA), P.O. Box 29, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt

    Gharieb S. El-Sayyad

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Elbasuney, S., Gobara, M., Zaky, M.G. et al. Synthesis of CuO-distributed carbon nanofiber: Alternative hybrid for solid propellants. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 31, 8212–8219 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-020-03356-0

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