Ammonium Nitrate as an Eco–Friendly Oxidizer for Composite Solid Propellants: Promises and Challenges

Ammonium nitrate (AN) has received attraction globally not only as a nitrogenous fertilizer but also as an oxidizer in gas generators and propellants. Nowadays, great attention is being focused on the development of composite solid propellants with green oxidizers in realizing eco–friendly combustion products. The ammonium perchlorate (AP), which is the work horse oxidizer in composite propellant, needs replacement due to its environmental and human health issues. In this context, AN is regarded as an alternative to AP because of its easy availability and environmentally friendly chlorine free combustion products. However, AN has its own inherent drawbacks such as hygroscopicity, room temperature phase transition, and low burning rate. Recently, several studies have been focused on its phase stabilization and burning rate modification so as to develop solid propellants with improved properties. The knowledge of thermal characteristics of AN is a crucial factor for its applications in propellants and gas generators. This article details the different aspects of polymorphism, phase stabilization, thermal decomposition, hygroscopicity, specific impulse, and burn rate modification of AN and also addresses ways to overcome the inherent weakness of AN as a propellant oxidizer in formulating an effective propellant composition.     

Effect of power ultrasound on crystallization characteristics of magnesium ammonium phosphate

Magnesium ammonium phosphate (MAP) crystallization could be utilized for the recovery of phosphorus from wastewater. However, the effectiveness of the recovery is largely determined by the crystallization process, which is very hard to be directly observed. As a result, a specific ultrasonic device was designed to investigate the crystallization characteristics of MAP under various ultrasonic conditions. The results demonstrated that the metastable zone width (MZW) narrowed along with the rising of the ultrasonic power. Similarly, for the 6 mM MAP solution, with the ultrasonic power gradually enhanced from 0 W to 400 W, the induction time was shortened from 340 s to 38 s. Meanwhile, the crystallization rate was accelerated till the power reached 350 W, and then remained a constant value. It can be observed from the scanning electron microscopy (SEM), the MAP crystal became bigger in size as well as the crystal size distribution (CSD) became broad and uneven, with the increase of ultrasonic power. The results indicate that the crystallization process enhanced by power ultrasound could be used as an effective method to eliminate and recover the phosphorus from wastewater.     

纳米结晶体Ni0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4对高氯酸铵热行为及分解反应动力学的影响

采用差示扫描量热法(DSC)、热重和微分热重(TG-DTG)及固相原位反应池/快速扫描傅立叶变换红外联用技术(hyphenated in situ thermolysis/RSFTIR)研究了纳米结晶体Ni_0.5Zn_0.5Fe₂O₄与高氯酸铵(AP)组成的混合物的热行为和分解反应动力学。结果表明：Ni_0.5Zn_0.5Fe₂O₄使得AP的低、高温分解放热峰温分别提前17.44 K和27.74 K,并使得对应的分解热分别增加3.7 J·g^-1和193.7 J·g^-1。Ni_0.5Zn_0.5Fe₂O₄并不影响AP的晶转温度和晶转热。Ni_0.5Zn_0.5Fe₂O₄使得AP的TG曲线出现3个阶段,并使得后2个失重阶段的初始和终止温度都有所提前。凝聚相分解产物分析表明Ni_0.5Zn_0.5Fe₂O₄加速了凝聚相AP的分解及氨气的释放。含Ni_0.5Zn_0.5Fe₂O₄的AP的高温分解反应的动力学参数E_a=238.88 kJ·mol^-1,A=1018.59 s^-1,动力学方程可表示为dα/dt=10^18.99(1-α)[-ln(1-α)]^3/5e^-2.87×104T。始点温度(T_e)和峰顶温度(T_p)计算得出AP的热爆炸临界温度值分别为:574.83 K和595.41 K。分解反应的活化熵(ΔS^≠)、活化焓(ΔH^≠)和活化能(ΔG^≠)分别为:109.61 J·mol^-1·K^-1、236.49 kJ·mol^-1及172.58 kJ·mol^-1。     

碱金属盐对ZSM-5分子筛晶化的影响

Effect of different alkali metal salts on the crystal size and the crystallization rate of ZSM-5 zeolite was de-tailedly investigated in this paper. The samples prepared by adding the different alkali metal salts were character-ized by using XRD， TEM， TG-DSC， BET and IR techniques. The XRD results showed that， for the nanosized ZSM-5 zeolite， the characteristic peaks broadened on the XRD patterns in comparison with the microsized ZSM-5 zeolite. The SEM results verified that the crystal size of zeolites prepared by adding different alkali metal salts had different results， and adding NaCl， NaC₂H₃O₂ and KCl showed the better effect of reducing crystal size， which are about of 40～60nm size. The crystallization curve of adding the different alkali metal salts suggested that the crystallization rate was significantly affected by the anions in the alkali metal salt besides the cations. Moreover， the crystal size likewise depended on the anion in the alkali metal salt. In addition， the BET results suggested that the nanosized ZSM-5 zeolite possessed a larger outer surface area in comparison with the microsized ZSM-5 zeolite. The thermostability of the samples was determined by TG-DSC technique， indicating that the nanosized ZSM-5 zeolite had a poor thermostability as compared with the microsized ZSM-5 zeolite. The possible difference of the samples with different crystal sizes on IR spectra was also given.     

壳聚糖季铵盐的合成及结构表征

用异相法合成了水溶性壳聚糖季铵盐衍生物，并用红外光谱及核磁共振谱进行结构表征。结果表明：在中性反应条件下，壳聚糖分子的季铵盐衍生化反应主要发生于亲该中心Ｃ２位的氨基上，所合成的壳聚糖季铵盐衍生物可直接溶解于水。其水溶液可以任意比例与乙醇、丙二醇、甘油等混溶。     

环氧丙烯酸酯的紫外光固化

制备了适于配制紫外光固化涂料的环氧丙烯酸酯，研究了反应温度、阻聚剂、催化剂等因素对环氧树脂与丙烯酸反应的影响；讨论了反应机理和动力学；并利用红外光谱观察了产物的紫外光固化行为。季铵盐能有效地催化环氧树脂和丙烯酸的反应，当其用量为０．６％～１．２％时，在９０～１１０℃反应４．５～８小时后，环氧基转化率大于９７％。由此配制的光固化涂料经紫外光辐照能快速固化。     

基于天然氨基酸的双环手性季铵盐相转移催化剂的合成及催化性能研究

以L－脯氨酸及L－羟基脯氨酸为原料合成了4个新型手性季铵盐磁相转移催化 剂，并用于催化不对称查耳酮环氧化反应，高产率得到相应环氧化合物，ee最高达 9％。     

二元混合体系Gemini表面活性剂G12-6-12和CTAB相互作用的NMR研究

运用NMR方法探讨了298 K时N,N'-双(十二烷基二甲基)-1,6-己烷溴化铵(G12-6-12)和十六烷基三甲基溴化铵(CTAB)在D₂O溶液中的相互作用. 测得G12-6-12和CTAB的临界胶束浓度cmc值分别约为0.773和0.668 mmol/L. 在不同G12-6-12摩尔分数下,混合体系的临界胶束浓度实验值cmc_*小于理想值CMC^*,相互作用参数β_M<0,但是当α≤0.3时,cmc^*比CMC^*小很多,同时 满足|β_M|>ln(cmc₁/cmc₂)条件. 表明G12-6-12和CTAB之间存在协同效应,可以形成混合胶束,在2D NOESY谱中可以看到G12-6-12与CTAB分子间的交叉峰,扩散实验也表明混合溶液中的胶束半径比纯溶液中的G12-6-12胶束半径大,都预示混合胶束的形成. 当α>0.3 时,cmc^*≈CMC^*,β_M≈0, 根据假相分离模型和规则溶液理论,G12-6-12和CTAB近似于理想混合.     

SiO2/Co3O4核壳催化剂对AP热分解的催化性能研究

采用改良的Stöber法制备粒径约为200 nm的单分散球形SiO₂颗粒,以此为内核,分别通过液相沉淀法和尿素均匀沉淀法制备包覆形式不同的新型SiO₂/Co₃O₄核壳式纳米催化剂。采用X-射线衍射分析(XRD)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、红外光谱分析(IR)、拉曼光谱分析(Raman)、BET比表面积测试等手段对产物进行表征,利用差式扫描量热仪(DSC)考察SiO₂/Co₃O₄复合物对高氯酸铵(AP)热分解反应的催化作用,探讨不同包覆形式对其催化活性的影响。结果表明,两种方法制备得到的SiO₂/Co₃O₄复合物分别为层包覆和粒子包覆,比表面积大,具有明显的核壳结构,且粒子包覆形式的SiO₂/Co₃O₄对AP热分解反应的催化效果最好,使AP的高温分解温度降低了110 ℃,放热量增加了662 J·g^-1。     

同系物季铵盐离子液体阳离子的离子交换色谱法分析

建立了离子交换色谱-直接电导检测法分离测定3种同系物季铵盐离子液体阳离子(四甲基铵、四乙基铵和四丙基铵阳离子)的方法。采用磺酸型阳离子交换色谱柱,以乙二胺-柠檬酸-乙腈为淋洗液,考察了淋洗液种类、浓度及色谱柱温度对3种阳离子保留的影响。并根据测定对象不同,调整乙二胺浓度及乙腈含量以改善分离效果。淋洗液中增加乙腈含量,可明显缩短四丙基铵阳离子的保留时间,并改善其色谱峰形。季铵阳离子同系物的保留符合碳数规律。优化的色谱条件为:流速1.0 mL/min,色谱柱温度40℃;以0.02 mmol/L乙二胺-0.12 mmol/L柠檬酸(pH 4.0)为淋洗液分离测定四甲基铵;以0.2 mmol/L乙二胺-0.4 mmol/L柠檬酸-1%乙腈(pH 4.0)为淋洗液分离测定四乙基铵和四丙基铵。所测阳离子的检出限(S/N=3)分别为0.015,0.22,1.88 mg/L,相对标准偏差(n=5)均小于2.3%。将方法应用于表面活性剂和实验室合成的离子液体的分析,加标回收率为99%~104%。本方法简单、准确、可靠,具有良好的实用性。