  The investigations of the nanostructured-Al (nano-Al) based thermo-oxidative
reaction attributes are detailed in this chapter-5. Two products are selected
for the thermo-oxidative reaction studies. They are (1) Nano-Al embedded in the
PVP matrix (will be termed as fuel) and (2) its physically mixed 1:1
stoichiometric nanocomposite processed with the ultrafine nc-ceria oxidizer
(also will be termed as nanoenergetic material (NEM)), respectively. The
graphical abstract presented below illustrates an overview of the
thermo-oxidative reaction of fuel tracked employing thermogravimetric analysis
(TGA) investigation. Similar TGA experimentation of the designed NEMs is
carried out to gather scientific information validating, whether or not a
desired enhanced attribute is achieved. Also, in coincidence with the TGA
oxidation event, a synchronous exothermic energy release event in differential
scanning calorimetry (DSC) trace is observed. The above mentioned two products
and their thermo-oxidative reaction behavior employing TGA/DTA and TGA/DSC
thermal traces are compared and interpreted based on the data available in the
literature.
