Re: seeking information about chemical rxn used in MRE's

"Brian Jaffe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> Hello-
> 
> I'm trying to develop an idea for heating foods, based similar to the
> concept of an MRE.  does any one out there know much about the chemical
> reaction used by the army in their MRE's, and if so, what chemicals are
> used, how hot does it get, how long does the reaction last, what kind of
> materials can/cannot be used to package the chemicals containing the
> reaction, etc...?  any information that you could provide me would be really
> appreciated.  thank you.
> 
> -brian jaffe
> food science major
> university of maryland - college park

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