Method and composition for producing exothermic reactions

Claim 1

IN A METHOD FOR PRODUCING EXOTHERMIC REACTIONS, THE STEPS COMPRISING PROVIDING A MIXTURE OF INGREDIENTS CONTAINING A FIRST REAGENT SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF CARBOXYLIC ACIDS OF 2 TO 10 CARBON ATOMS AND SALTS THEREOF, A SECOND REAGENT SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF OXIDIZING ACIDS AND SALTS THEREOF, AND A METALLIC ELEMENT IN COMBINED FORM, SAID ELEMENT BEING SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF THOSE OF ATOMIC NUMBER AT LEAST 24 OF THE GROUPS I-B, II-B, III-A, IV-A, V-A, VI-A, VI-B, VII-B AND VIII OF THE PERIODIC TABLE AND THORIUM AND URANIUM, THE SUM OF THE CONCENTRATIONS OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND REAGENTS BEING SELECTED TO PROVIDE AT LEAST ONE MOLAR EQUIVALENT PER MOLE OF SAID METALLIC ELEMENT AND A MOLAR RATIO OF SAID FIRST TO SAID SECOND REAGENT OF AT LEAST ABOUT 0.2 AND LESS THAN ABOUT 10 AFTER VAPORIZATION OF ANY EXCESS VOLATILE REAGENT, HEATING SAID MIXTURE FOR A TIME AT LEAST SUFFICIENT TO BOIL OFF VOLATILE COMPONENTS AND TO FORM A VISCOUS LIQUID, AND COOLING SAID VISCOUS LIQUID, TO A SOLID GLASSY MASS CAPABLE OF DECOMPOSING EXOTHERMICALLY WHEN HEATED TO ELEVATED TEMPERATURE.