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MWNTs Coated with CuO Particles: A Novel Nano-catalyst for Solid Propellants

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MWNTs can expose surface area (> 700 m2 g−1) as well as high catalyzing ability; additionally they can act as carrier for energetic components. This study reports on coating MWNTs with copper particles throughout electroless plating. Hybrid Cu-MWNTs was annealed at 250 °C to develop CuO-MWNTs. TEM micrographs demonstrated MWNTs regularly coated with CuO nanoparticles. XRD diffractograms revealed high crystalline structure. Ammonium perchlorates (APC) is common oxidizer for solid propellants; however its decomposition is an endothermic process. Synthesized CuO-MWNTs were encapsulated into APC oxidizer via solvent–antisolvent technique. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA) were employed to investigate catalytic performance of CuO-MWNTs. At 1 wt%, CuO-MWNTs decreased APC endothermic decomposition by 16.3%. The two subsequent exothermic decomposition stages were fused into one stage with surge in total heat release by 100%. These novel features can inherit CuO-MWNTs exclusive catalyzing ability.

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  1. Head of Nanotechnology Research Center, Military Technical College, Cairo, Egypt

    Sherif Elbasuney

  2. School of Chemical Engineering, Military Technical College, Cairo, Egypt

    Sherif Elbasuney, M. Yehia & M. Gaber Zaky

  3. British University in Egypt, El-Shorouk City, Cairo, Egypt

    Mostafa Radwan

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Elbasuney, S., Yehia, M., Zaky, M.G. et al. MWNTs Coated with CuO Particles: A Novel Nano-catalyst for Solid Propellants. J Inorg Organomet Polym 29, 2064–2071 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10904-019-01165-5

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