Issue 38, 2017, Issue in Progress

Thermal behavior of nitrocellulose-based superthermites: effects of nano-Fe2O3 with three morphologies

Abstract

Superthermites or metastable intermolecular composites (MIC) are well-known for their excellent combustion characteristics in propellants. Herein, superthermites with three Fe2O3 morphologies (rod-like, polyhedral, and olivary) were synthesized. The effects of Al/Fe2O3 on the thermal decomposition property of nitrocellulose (NC) were investigated in detail via differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The results indicate that the catalytic performances of the superthermites are highly relevant to the specific surface area of their corresponding Fe2O3. Al/Fe2O3 containing rod-like Fe2O3 (Fe2O3(r)) shows a much improved performance compared with other morphological samples. The values of apparent activation energy (Ea) and thermal ignition temperature (Tbeo) of NC-Al/Fe2O3(r) were the lowest. This study could provide some directive reference data for the thermal behavior of nitrocellulose-based superthermites.

Graphical abstract: Thermal behavior of nitrocellulose-based superthermites: effects of nano-Fe2O3 with three morphologies

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
21 Dec 2016
Accepted
13 Apr 2017
First published
28 Apr 2017
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

RSC Adv., 2017,7, 23583-23590

Thermal behavior of nitrocellulose-based superthermites: effects of nano-Fe2O3 with three morphologies

T. Zhang, N. Zhao, J. Li, H. Gong, T. An, F. Zhao and H. Ma, RSC Adv., 2017, 7, 23583 DOI: 10.1039/C6RA28502C

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