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Thermal analysis of ammonium nitrate and basic copper(II) nitrate mixtures

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Basic copper nitrate [Cu(NO3)2·3Cu(OH)2, BCN] is a widely used oxidizer for gas-generating compounds. The oxidizers that replace some BCN with ammonium nitrate (NH4NO3, AN) have been investigated to increase the performance of the gas-generating agents. The purpose of this study was to understand the thermal behavior and stability of AN/BCN mixtures. To this end, mixtures prepared by two kinds of methods, with and without heat treatment, were analyzed by X-ray powder diffraction to investigate composition of samples, and differential scanning calorimetry and thermogravimetry–differential thermal analysis with mass spectrometry (TG–DTA–MS) to investigate the thermal behavior and evolved gases. It was found that [Cu(NH3)2](NO3)2 was formed in the sample with thermal treatment. The samples with and without heating exhibited different decomposition processes. It is considered that the residual AN and the amount of [Cu(NH3)2](NO3)2 in the mixture affected the decomposition behavior.

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    Kento Shiota, Hiroki Matsunaga & Atsumi Miyake

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Shiota, K., Matsunaga, H. & Miyake, A. Thermal analysis of ammonium nitrate and basic copper(II) nitrate mixtures. J Therm Anal Calorim 121, 281–286 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-015-4536-x

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