Following the products of mechanochemical synthesis step by step

We describe an experiment in a special device, which permits to quantify the energy input into a solid sample and to follow the products of mechanochemical synthesis step by step. The application of the device is tested on the "glycine-oxalic acid dihydrate" system, in which two products are formed concomitantly on co-grinding. We describe a model study of "solid + solid" reaction with control over number, energy, duration, and frequency of individual mechanical pulses.