Effect of Synthesis Parameters on the Characteristics and Catalytic Activity of Combined Metal Oxide Catalysts of Thermal Decomposition of Ammonium Perchlorate

This paper presents combined metal oxide catalysts for the decomposition of ammonium perchlorate, combining two transition metal oxides (iron and cobalt) deposited on the surface of a carbon support. Combined catalysts are obtained by impregnation and chemical precipitation methods. Catalyst samples containing various phases of iron and cobalt oxides are obtained by varying the calcination temperature. The structural and morphological features of the synthesized catalysts are studied using different methods: X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and Brunauer–Emmett–Teller surface area. As shown by the study performed using differential scanning calorimetry, the synthesized combination catalysts manifest high catalytic activity during the thermal decomposition of ammonium perchlorate, reducing the peak temperature of the high-temperature stage of decomposition by more than 60°C.