Hypergolics in Carbon Nanomaterials Synthesis: New Paradigms and Perspectives

Overview

Journal Molecules

Publisher MDPI

Specialty Biology

Date 2020 May 14

PMID 32397274

Citations 5

Authors

Nikolaos Chalmpes

Konstantinos Spyrou

Konstantinos C Vasilopoulos

Athanasios B Bourlinos

Dimitrios Moschovas

Apostolos Avgeropoulos

Christina Gioti

Michael A Karakassides

Dimitrios Gournis

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Abstract

Recently we have highlighted the importance of hypergolic reactions in carbon materials synthesis. In an effort to expand this topic with additional new paradigms, herein we present novel preparations of carbon nanomaterials, such-like carbon nanosheets and fullerols (hydroxylated fullerenes), through spontaneous ignition of coffee-sodium peroxide (NaO) and C-NaO hypergolic mixtures, respectively. In these cases, coffee and fullerenes played the role of the combustible fuel, whereas sodium peroxide the role of the strong oxidizer (e.g., source of highly concentrated HO). The involved reactions are both thermodynamically and kinetically favoured, thus allowing rapid product formation at ambient conditions. In addition, we provide tips on how to exploit the released energy of such highly exothermic reactions in the generation of useful work.

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