Mechanistic studies on the pyrolysis and combustion of polystyrene/ammonium perchlorate propellants in the presence of transition metal oxides

Kishore, K and Verneker, VR Pai and Sunitha, MR (1980) Mechanistic studies on the pyrolysis and combustion of polystyrene/ammonium perchlorate propellants in the presence of transition metal oxides. In: Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 2 (2). pp. 169-174.

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Abstract

The effect of transition metal oxides (Fe2O3, MnO2, Ni2O3 and Co2O3) on polystyrene/ammonium perchlorate propellant systems has been examined. The mechanism of action of the oxides in increasing the burning rate was examined by studying the effect of the oxides on the thermal decomposition and combustion of the oxidizer and the propellant. It has been concluded that one of the mechanisms by which the oxides act is by promoting the charge-transfer process, which is indicated by the enhancement of the electron-transfer process in ammonium perchlorate and by the correlation between the redox potential of the metal ions and the corresponding burning rates of the propellant.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis
Publisher:	Elsevier Science B.V
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to Elsevier Science.
Department/Centre:	Division of Chemical Sciences > Inorganic & Physical Chemistry
Date Deposited:	29 Jan 2010 09:52
Last Modified:	19 Sep 2010 05:36
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/21284

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