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AssigneeAspen Products Group, Inc.
InventorsMark Fokema, James Torkelson
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A robust, high-temperature catalyst comprising a catalytic component supported on a porous ceramic carrier is provided for propellant decomposition. The catalyst comprises a porous, high-surface-area ceramic carrier material and up to 40% of metal and/or metal oxide, based upon the total weight of the catalyst. The supported species include metals and/or oxides of transition and lanthanide metals that possess high activity for the decomposition of liquid propellants. The carrier can be produced via a wet chemical process and then impregnated with salt solutions containing desired active-phase precursors. The catalyst can cause a liquid propellant to react upon contact with the catalyst and to produce hot gases that can be used to provide thrust, drive turbines, inflate devices, etc.
A catalyst comprising 0.05 to 40 weight-% of a catalytic component supported on a porous ceramic carrier that possesses a specific surface area greater than or equal to 1 m2/g after exposure to an oxidizing atmosphere at 1650° C.
A process for controlled reaction of a liquid propellant with an adiabatic flame temperature of at least 1400° C., the process comprising contacting the liquid propellant with a solid catalyst to produce lower molecular-weight products from the liquid propellant,
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