Method of generating heat and light

Claim 1

IN THE HEAT AND LIGHT GENERATING COMBUSTION OF A MAGNESIUM METAL, THE IMPROVEMENT WHICH CONSISTS IN EMPOLYING AS THE COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL A RIGID SOLID CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF AN INTIMATE ADMIXTURE CONSISTING OF 0.5 TO 20 PERCENT BY WEIGHT OF A PARTICULATED SUBSTANCE SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF OXIDES, CARBONATES AND BASIC CARBONATES OF MAGNESIUM, CADMINUM AND THE ALKALINE EARTH METALS, THE BALANCE PARTICULATED MAGNESIUM METAL, SAID COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL HAVING THE FORM OF AN EXTRUD PREPARED BY DIE EXPRESSING SAID ADMIXTURE AT A TEMPERATURE IN THE RANGE OF 300 TO 850*F. WHEREBY THE MAGNESIUM METAL PARTICLES UNDEGO A WELDING TOGETHER DURING DIE EXPRESSION, BUT BELOW THE TEMPERATURE AT WHICH THE SUB STANCE FROM A FLUID, THEREBY TO AVOID DRIPPING MOLTEN METAL DURING COMBUSTION.