Open AccessMilitary Pyrotechnics
Author(s) -
B. Berger
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
chimia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.387
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 2673-2424
pISSN - 0009-4293
DOI - 10.2533/000942904777677678
Subject(s) - pyrotechnics , redox , oxygen balance , chemistry , solid state , chemical reaction , solvent , oxygen , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry , explosive material
Phenomena such as varied light emissions, sound, burning rates, heats of reaction and reaction products occur during inorganic redox reactions. The peculiarity of these redox reactions is that they take place as solid–solid, solid–liquid or solid–gas state reactions and not as redox reactions in a solvent as normally postulated in inorganic chemistry. By variation of different parameters such as the reducing agent, the oxidizer, the oxygen balance or the particle size, it is possible to create a wide range of the above-mentioned effects.