Nano-Scale Copper Oxide: Preparation, Characterization and its Effect on the Thermal Behavior of Ammonium Perchlorate

Abstract:

A new generation of high energy materials depends on the use of Nano-particle oxides. Nano-scale copper oxide (nano-CuO) has large surface area and surface energy which is suitable for its application in the field of energetic materials. This manuscript reports a method for the synthesis of nano-CuO by a liquid-state reaction method. The prepared nano-CuO was characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) to check the particles size, purity and morphology of the crystals. The effect of Nano-CuO on the thermal behavior of AP was tested by differential scanning calorimeter (DSC). The results proved that the average particle sizes of the nano-cuo particles are in the range of 10-20 nm. The thermal degradation rate of AP was increased by 23% in the presence of 1% nano-CuO and the heat release was increased by 51%. It was concluded that nano-CuO could have obvious effect on the burning behavior, performance and combustion characteristics of the solid rocket propellants.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 818)
• Pages: 134-138
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.818.134
• Online since: August 2019
• Authors: M. Yehia, A. Elbeih*, Waleed F. Aly
• Keywords: Ammonium Perchlorate, Copper Oxide, Differential Scanning Calorimetry, Transmission Electron Microscopy, X-Ray Diffraction

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