{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["7(48)"],"submitter":["Dave PN"],"pubmed_abstract":["This work reports synthesis and catalytic effect of cobalt copper zinc ferrite (CoCuZnFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>) on the thermal decomposition of ammonium nitrate (AN). AN is a crystalline hygroscopic powder widely applicable as an oxidizer in the propellant formulations for high energetic materials but requires improvement in its thermal decomposition characteristics. Nanocatalyst spinel ferrite CoCuZnFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> was prepared using the coprecipitation method and characterized by various physicochemical instrumental techniques like XRD, FE-SEM, UV-vis, Raman, and TG-DSC. Catalytic study of AN in the presence of nano-CoCuZnFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> was investigated using DSC analysis. The Raman and XRD study confirm the formation of ferrite with a crystalline size 9-22 nm. TG suggests that the catalyst was thermally stable up to 400 °C with ∼10% mass loss. The UV-vis study shows that the optical band gap energy of CoCuZnFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> was 2.6 eV, which may help in fast acceleration of electrons during thermolysis of AN, making the thermal decomposition of AN more favorable in the presence of CoCuZnFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>. The thermal decomposition investigation suggests that the activation energy of AN thermolysis in the presence of 2 wt % CoCuZnFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> was decreased by ∼37%. It is concluded that CoCuZnFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> can be used as an efficient catalyst for improving AN's thermal characteristics."],"journal":["ACS omega"],"pagination":["43784-43792"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9730494"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["An Efficient Nanocatalyst Cobalt Copper Zinc Ferrite for the Thermolysis of Ammonium Nitrate."],"pmcid":["PMC9730494"],"pubmed_authors":["Sirach R","Dave PN"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"An Efficient Nanocatalyst Cobalt Copper Zinc Ferrite for the Thermolysis of Ammonium Nitrate.","description":"This work reports synthesis and catalytic effect of cobalt copper zinc ferrite (CoCuZnFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>) on the thermal decomposition of ammonium nitrate (AN). AN is a crystalline hygroscopic powder widely applicable as an oxidizer in the propellant formulations for high energetic materials but requires improvement in its thermal decomposition characteristics. Nanocatalyst spinel ferrite CoCuZnFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> was prepared using the coprecipitation method and characterized by various physicochemical instrumental techniques like XRD, FE-SEM, UV-vis, Raman, and TG-DSC. Catalytic study of AN in the presence of nano-CoCuZnFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> was investigated using DSC analysis. The Raman and XRD study confirm the formation of ferrite with a crystalline size 9-22 nm. TG suggests that the catalyst was thermally stable up to 400 °C with ∼10% mass loss. The UV-vis study shows that the optical band gap energy of CoCuZnFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> was 2.6 eV, which may help in fast acceleration of electrons during thermolysis of AN, making the thermal decomposition of AN more favorable in the presence of CoCuZnFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>. The thermal decomposition investigation suggests that the activation energy of AN thermolysis in the presence of 2 wt % CoCuZnFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> was decreased by ∼37%. It is concluded that CoCuZnFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> can be used as an efficient catalyst for improving AN's thermal characteristics.","dates":{"release":"2022-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2022 Dec","modification":"2024-10-16T19:25:22.247Z","creation":"2024-10-16T19:25:22.247Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC9730494","cross_references":{"pubmed":["36506182"],"doi":["10.1021/acsomega.2c04796"]}}