The chloric acid is in turn “extremely reactive and unstable” and proceeds to react with the other chemicals in the match head, burning them and starting a fire.

A chemical fire in Brazil's largest port was extinguished after two days as nearly 200 people were hospitalized with difficulty breathing.

The tragic accident, when a restaurant manager in Massachusetts died, was the result of a simple chemical reaction called neutralization. That's when an acid and a base are combined. Unfortunately in ...

Peracetic acid is a stronger oxidant than sodium hypochlorite and chlorine dioxide but weaker than ozone. In returnable containers, peracetic acid costs around $1.40–$1.80 per liter.

Officials said a semitruck traveling south on Middle Belt lost some of its cargo as it crossed Eight Mile into Livonia, spilling 300 gallons of ferric chloride acid, a corrosive liquid, as it ...

Containers were filled with chloric acid and a cleaning and disinfectant agent A chemical fire that started after an explosion at a cargo warehouse in Brazil has been put out after two days. The ...

Cyanogen chloride (CNCI) and trichloramine (NCL 3) are important disinfection byproducts in chlorinated swimming pools. However, some unknowns exist regarding the precursors of their formation. In ...