Research Article

Gas-Phase Synthesis of Bimetallic Oxide Nanoparticles with Designed Elemental Compositions for Controlling the Explosive Reactivity of Nanoenergetic Materials

Table 1

Adiabatic flame temperatures and heat of reaction of Al combustion with different oxidizers.

ReactionAdiabatic flame temp. (K)Heat of reaction (kJ/mole)

Fe2O3 + 2Al → 2Fe + Al2O33132−856.6 (−3.71 kJ/g)

3CuO + 2Al → 3Cu + Al2O32846−1212.5 (−4.14 kJ/g)