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Electrostatic Self-Assembly of PEI-Imidazole Derivative and its Application in Catalytic Thermal Decomposition of AP

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Ammonium perchlorate (AP) is a commonly used oxidant for rocket solid propellants. To control the thermal decomposition of AP, a new PEI-imidazole derivative (PEI-ICA) was synthesized. With the combination of Cu compound, the heat decomposition behavior of the AP’s composites was tuned, and the activation energy was also reduced. To explore the potential reason for the catalytic effect, a series of measurements were also carried out, which indicates the electrostatic self-assembly of PEI-ICA and its combination with Cu compound should be responsible for the different heat decomposition behavior of AP.

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This work was supported by the financial support received from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 51972278 and 22005283), Project of State Key Laboratory of Environment-friendly Energy Materials (Southwest University of Science and Technology, no. 21fksy19), The Cooperation Foundation of Xi'an Modern Chemistry Research Institute (Grant No.204-J-2020-2634).

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Xu, H., Zhao, C., Hu, T. et al. Electrostatic Self-Assembly of PEI-Imidazole Derivative and its Application in Catalytic Thermal Decomposition of AP. Catal Lett 154, 206–216 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-023-04288-0

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