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    Soild-state decomposition mechanisms with conversion extent for ammonium percholorate catalyzed with nanothermite particles

    Colloidal ferric oxide/aluminum nanothermite mixture was incorporated into ammonium percholorate (AP). Nanothermite particles experienced an increase in AP decomposition enthalpy by 120% using DSC. Decompositi...

    Abdelaziz Hamed, Mohamed Gobara in Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry (2022)

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    Colloidal Nanothermite Particles: Advanced Nanocatalyst and Energy Dense Material for Ammonium Perchlorates

    While ferric oxide is frequently used as a catalyst, aluminum, with combustion enthalpy 32000 J g−1, is a versatile highly energy-dense material. This binary mixture can achieve a synergistic impact with a strong...

    Sherif Elbasuney, Abdelaziz Hamed, M. Yehia in Journal of Electronic Materials (2021)

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    The Impact of Metastable Intermolrecular Nanocomposite Particles on Kinetic Decomposition of Heterocyclic Nitramines Using Advanced Solid‐Phase Decomposition Models

    Surface oxygen of oxide catalyst has low coordination number; they are negatively charged. Surface oxygen can act active site for decomposition of energetic nitramines (i.e. HMX). Additionally hydrous catalyst...

    Sherif Elbasuney, Abdelaziz Hamed, M. Yehia in Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Po… (2021)

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    Synergistic Catalytic Effect of Thermite Nanoparticles on HMX Thermal Decomposition

    Even though HMX is one of the most vigorous energetic materials for solid propellants, explosives, and pyrotechnics; it has high thermal stability and low sensitivity to common catalysts. Metal oxides with hyd...

    Sherif Elbasuney, M. Yehia, Abdelaziz Hamed in Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Po… (2021)

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    Ferric oxide colloid: novel nanocatalyst for heterocyclic nitramines

    Highly energetic nitramines such as cyclotetramethylene-tetranitramine (HMX) experience high combustion enthalpy, as well as large volume of gaseous products. Despite the fact that HMX can expose high thermal ...

    Sherif Elbasuney, M. Yehia, Abdelaziz Hamed in Journal of Materials Science: Materials in… (2021)

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    Novel High Energy Density Material Based on Metastable Intermolecular Nanocomposite

    Metastable intermolecular composites (MICs) are mixtures of nanosized metal oxide/metal that are stable under normal conditions. Whereas heat output of typical CHNO-based energetic system is limited to stored ...

    Sherif Elbasuney, Abdelaziz Hamed in Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Po… (2020)