Anatase-brookite mixed phase nano TiO2 catalyzed homolytic decomposition of ammonium nitrate |
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Authors: | Vargeese Anuj A Muralidharan Krishnamurthi |
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Affiliation: | School of Chemistry and Advanced Centre of Research in High Energy Materials, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad 500046, India |
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Abstract: | Compared to the conventional ammonium perchlorate based solid rocket propellants, burning of ammonium nitrate (AN) based propellants produce environmentally innocuous combustion gases. Application of AN as propellant oxidizer is restricted due to low reactivity and low energetics besides its near room temperature polymorphic phase transition. In the present study, anatase-brookite mixed phase TiO2 nanoparticles (∼10 nm) are synthesized and used as catalyst to enhance the reactivity of the environmental friendly propellant oxidizer ammonium nitrate. The activation energy required for the decomposition reactions, computed by differential and non-linear integral isoconversional methods are used to establish the catalytic activity. Presumably, the removal of NH3 and H2O, known inhibitors of ammonium nitrate decomposition reaction, due to the surface reactions on active surface of TiO2 changes the decomposition pathway and thereby the reactivity. |
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Keywords: | Nano titanium dioxide Catalysis Structure-property relationships Ammonium nitrate Isoconversional kinetics |
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