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Aluminum Flakes: Thick, flat aluminum paste flakes, used extensively since the early 1900s to protect metal from corrosion; not a specialized energetic material.
Binders (Siloxane): Si—O—C compounds used as binders or sealants, consistent with the observed silicon and carbon signatures in the dust.
Particle Size and Shape: The particles are within the size ranges characteristic of standard industrial products, not engineered nanostructures produced in laboratories for energetic purposes.
Griner asserts that this comprehensive material analysis unequivocally shows that the samples contain no evidence of nanoengineered thermitic materials, like nanothermite or other energetic composites.