Synthesis of CNTs CuO and its catalytic performance on the thermal decomposition of ammonium perchlorate

Abstract EN

Copper oxide (CuO) nanoparticles were successfully deposited on carbon nanotubes’ (CNTs) surface via complex-precipitation method, the nanocomposite was characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) and Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET).

The catalytic performance of CNTs/CuO on ammonium perchlorate (AP) decomposition was analyzed by differential thermal analyzer (DTA), the DTA results showed its excellent catalytic effect on AP decomposition, as 8 wt.% CNTs/CuO was added in AP, the second exothermic peak temperature decreased by 158 C.

Such composite may be a promising candidate for catalyzing the AP thermal decomposition.