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Effect of Carbon Nanotubes on the Catalysis of Propellant Combustion

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The effect of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) on the catalysis of combustion of high energy propellants was studied. Carbon nanotubes increased the burning rate of a propellant in the presence of a catalyst to a much higher extent than carbon black. The structure and composition of quenched propellant samples were studied by scanning electron microscopy and electron probe X-ray microanalysis. In the presence of CNTs, a higher carbon frame was formed virtually over the whole combustion surface and the accumulation of the catalyst particles on it was much more pronounced than in the case of carbon black. The obtained results unambiguously indicate that CNTs are more efficient in the catalyzed propellant combustion.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The authors are grateful to Prof. A.G. Tkachev (LLC NanoTekhTsentr, Tambov) for providing the CNTs for the experiments and Prof. E.P. Magomedbekov (Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia) for providing the possibility to carry out electron microscopic examination.

This work was supported by the Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia, project no. 021–2018.

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    A. P. Denisyuk,  Y. M. Milekhin, L. A. Demidova & V. A. Sizov

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Denisyuk, A.P., Milekhin, Y.M., Demidova, L.A. et al. Effect of Carbon Nanotubes on the Catalysis of Propellant Combustion. Dokl Chem 483, 301–303 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0012500818120078

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