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The chemical ~~reaction~~ begins immediately, and takes about 12 to 15 minutes to heat a meals pouch to about 60 °C (140 °F). It is ~~suggested~~ to place the bag ~~inside~~ the cardboard carton the MRE is issued with to ~~forestall injury~~, and to prop it upright so the water does not leak out and prematurely stop the response. Ration heaters generate heat in an electron-~~transfer~~ process ~~called~~ an oxidation-reduction reaction. This ~~response~~ is analogous to iron being rusted by oxygen, and proceeds at about the ~~same slow rate~~, which is ~~just~~ too slow to generate usable heat. To accelerate the ~~response~~, metallic iron particles and table salt (NaCl) are ~~blended~~ with the magnesium particles. 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