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http://dx.doi.org/10.7464/ksct.2018.24.4.371

Decomposition of Eco-friendly Liquid Propellants over Platinum/Hexaaluminate Pellet Catalysts  

Jo, Hyeonmin (Department of Chemical Engineering, Kongju National University)
You, Dalsan (Department of Chemical Engineering, Kongju National University)
Kim, Munjeong (Department of Chemical Engineering, Kongju National University)
Woo, Jaegyu (Department of Chemical Engineering, Kongju National University)
Jung, Kyeong Youl (Department of Chemical Engineering, Kongju National University)
Jo, Young Min (Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyunghee University)
Jeon, Jong-Ki (Department of Chemical Engineering, Kongju National University)
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Clean Technology / v.24, no.4, 2018 , pp. 371-379 More about this Journal
Abstract
The objective of this study is to develop a platinum/hexaaluminate pellet catalyst for the decomposition of eco-friendly liquid propellant. Pellet catalysts using hexaaluminate prepared by ultrasonic spray pyrolysis as a support and platinum as an active metal were prepared by two methods. In the case of the pellet catalyst formed by loading the platinum precursor onto the hexaaluminate powder and then adding the binder (M1 method catalyst), the mesopores were well developed in the catalyst after calcination at $550^{\circ}C$. However, when this catalyst was calcined at $1,200^{\circ}C$, the mesopores almost collapsed and only a few macropores existed. On the other hand, in the case of a catalyst in which platinum was supported on pellets after the pellet was produced by extrusion of hexaaluminate (M2 method catalyst), the surface area and the mesopores were well maintained even after calcination at $1,200^{\circ}C$. Also, the catalyst prepared by the M2 method showed better heat resistance in terms of platinum dispersion. The effects of preparation method and calcination temperature of Pt/hexaaluminate pellet catalysts on the decomposition of liquid propellant composed mainly of ammonium dinitramide (ADN) or hydroxyl ammonium nitrate (HAN) were investigated. It was confirmed that the decomposition onset temperature during the decomposition of ADN- or HAN- based liquid propellant could be reduced significantly by using Pt/hexaaluminate pellet catalysts. Especially, in the case of the catalyst prepared by the M2 method, the decomposition onset temperature did not show a large change even when the calcination temperature was raised at $1,200^{\circ}C$. Therefore, it was confirmed that Pt/ hexaaluminate pellet catalyst prepared by M2 method has heat resistance and potential as a catalyst for the decomposition of the eco-friendly liquid propellants.
Keywords
Liquid propellant; Pt/hexaaluminate pellet catalyst; Ultrasonic spray pyrolysis; Ammonium dinitramide; Hydroxyl ammonium nitrate;
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