THERMOOXIDATIVE DEGRADATION OF POLYBUTADIENE BINDERS

Authors
RADHAKRISHNAN TS RAO MR
Citation
Ts. Radhakrishnan et Mr. Rao, THERMOOXIDATIVE DEGRADATION OF POLYBUTADIENE BINDERS, Propellants, explosives, pyrotechnics, 20(1), 1995, pp. 32-35
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Chemical","Chemistry Applied
Journal title
Propellants, explosives, pyrotechnics → ACNP
ISSN journal
07213115
Volume
20
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
32 - 35
Database
ISI
SICI code
0721-3115(1995)20:1<32:TDOPB>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
Thermo-oxidative degradation of hydroxy-terminated polybutadiene (HTPB ) and poly(butadiene-acrylonitrile-acrylic acid) terpolymer (PBAN) bin ders was studied in the presence of varying amounts of ammonium perchl orate (AP). It was found that the effect of AP on the nature and compo sition of the pyrolyzates was similar to the effect of increase in pyr olysis temperature. Activation energy for thermal degradation was foun d to be about 52 kJ/mol for both the polymers. The results are discuss ed in terms of a linear pyrolysis model.