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Synthesis and catalytic activity of Cu–Cr–O–TiO<sub>2</sub> composites for the thermal decomposition of ammonium per-chlorate: enhanced decomposition rate of fuel for solid rocket motors

Harish Kumar, Prahalad N. Tengli, Vijay Kumar Mishra, Pankaj Kumar Tripathi, Dan Bahadur Pal, Pradeep Kumar Mishra

RSC Advances · 2017 · 12 citations · 26 references

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This study presents the synthesis of Cu–Cr–O·<italic>n</italic>TiO<sub>2</sub> particles <italic>via</italic> sol–gel method and their catalytic effects on thermal decomposition of AP.

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