Exploring the Coordination Effect of GO@MOF-5 as Catalyst on Thermal Decomposition of Ammonium Perchlorate

Prepared composite materials based on [Zn4O(benzene-1,4-dicarboxylate)(3)] (MOF-5) and graphene oxide (GO) via a simple green solvothermal method, at which GO was used as platform to load MOF-5, and applied to the thermal decomposition of AP. The obtained composites were characterized by various techniques such as scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), nitrogen adsorption, Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), differential scanning calorimetry and thermalgravimetric (DSC-TG). The analyses confirmed that the composite material (GO@)MOF-5 can not only improve the decomposition peak temperature of AP from the initial 409.7 degrees C to 321.9 degrees C, but also can improve the enthalpy (Delta H) from 576 J g(-1) to 1011 J g(-1) and reduce the activation energy (E-a), thereby accelerating the decomposition reaction. The high-specific surface area of the MOF material can provide a large number of active sites, so that the transition metal ions supported thereon can participate more effectively in the electron transfer process, and GO plays its role as a bridge by its efficient thermal and electrical conductivity. Together, accelerate the thermal decomposition process of AP.