Issue 56, 2018, Issue in Progress

Facile preparation of rGO/MFe2O4 (M = Cu, Co, Ni) nanohybrids and its catalytic performance during the thermal decomposition of ammonium perchlorate

Abstract

Reduced graphene oxide/metal ferrite (rGO/MFe2O4, M = Cu, Co, Ni) nanohybrids are successfully prepared through a simple, one-step hydrothermal method. The rGO/MFe2O4 nanohybrids are characterized by XRD, TEM, FT-IR, XPS, Raman and BET surface area measurements. The rGO/MFe2O4 nanohybrids demonstrate amazing catalytic activities on the thermal decomposition of ammonium perchlorate (AP). DSC results indicate that rGO/MFe2O4 nanohybrids (3 wt%), could decrease the decomposition temperature of pure AP from 424.7 °C to 329.1 °C, 338.3 °C, and 364.8 °C, respectively. This enhanced catalytic performance is mainly attributed to the synergistic effect of NPs and rGO. The activation energy (Ea) of AP mixed with nanohybrids is investigated by two isoconversion methods, Flynne–Walle–Ozawa (FWO) and Kissinger–Akahira–Sunose (KAS), on a conversion degree (α) range from 0.05 to 0.95. The values of Ea calculated from the above two methods matched with each other. A strong dependence of Ea on α is observed, indicating a complex decomposition process.

Graphical abstract: Facile preparation of rGO/MFe2O4 (M = Cu, Co, Ni) nanohybrids and its catalytic performance during the thermal decomposition of ammonium perchlorate

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
23 May 2018
Accepted
28 Jul 2018
First published
17 Sep 2018
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

RSC Adv., 2018,8, 32221-32230

Facile preparation of rGO/MFe2O4 (M = Cu, Co, Ni) nanohybrids and its catalytic performance during the thermal decomposition of ammonium perchlorate

W. Wang and D. Zhang, RSC Adv., 2018, 8, 32221 DOI: 10.1039/C8RA04412K

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