Preliminary studies on self-sustained high-temperature synthesis of magnesium compounds

Abstract

Self-sustained High-temperature Synthesis (SHS) is an innovative way to produce nowadays about 500 compounds and it is appliable to a wide class of reactions in condensed matter which yields solid products. Starting from a vast knowledge on solid/gas reactions (obtained studying solid rocket propellant and graphite combustion, solid/solid degradation (studies on thermal protection for space applications) and experiences with related diagnostics, preliminary studies on SHS have been carried out using CO₂ laser as reaction initiator and  thermocouples as diagnostics. Formation of Mg compounds by SHS has already been reported in literature and further applications are here suggested.