French-German Research Institute of Saint-Louis (ISL) 1 article published in JoVE Chemistry Nanothermite with Meringue-like Morphology: From Loose Powder to Ultra-porous Objects Cédric Martin1, Marc Comet1, Fabien Schnell1, Denis Spitzer1 1NS3E Laboratory, UMR 3208 ISL-CNRS-UNISTRA, French-German Research Institute of Saint-Louis (ISL) This manuscript describes the synthesis of combustible aluminophosphate matrices by the reaction of orthophosphoric acid (H3PO4) with aluminum nanopowder. When this reaction is carried out with excess aluminum in the presence of tungsten trioxide nanopowder, it leads to a solid, porous nanothermite foam.
