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

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