STUDYING THE EFFECT OF COOLING CATALYSTS SYNTHESIZED BY SHS METHOD UNDER DIFFERENT CONDITIONS

The self-propagating high-temperature synthesis (SHS) technique is being advanced globally to facilitate the economical production of various engineering and functional materials, including modern ceramics, intermetallic compounds, catalysts, and magnetic substances. This technique relies on self-sustaining combustion reactions, which generate extremely high internal temperatures within the material in a very brief period. Consequently, SHS offers several benefits over traditional methods, including significantly reduced energy costs, lower environmental impact, simplified production processes, and the creation of materials with distinctive properties and characteristics. This paper explores the SHS method, highlighting its benefits and examining several environmentally relevant applications, such as the development of highly active catalysts for hydrogen production and methanol conversion. Additionally, because SHS can be initiated and completed at ambient temperatures, it is effective for managing toxic or radioactive materials and contaminated sites by enabling on-site formation of extensive protective coatings or by glazing, consolidating, and encapsulating hazardous waste. Also, this method has shown itself to be excellent in the synthesis of catalysts for steam reforming of various alcohols and hydrocarbons.