To the upper right we have very pure potassium chlorate, so much so that it bursts into flames when mixed with sugar and catalyzed with some sulfuric acid. [Mr. Home Scientist] produced the ...

Potassium chlorate has surpassed fertilizer as the explosive of choice for insurgents, Pentagon research shows. For years, U.S. officials sought to stem the flow of fertilizer from Pakistan.

The Sugar Powered Rocket Motor says “Boom ... In October Sky, the boys experimented with Potassium Chlorate. This is commonly used in rockets but may be more difficult to obtain for your ...

For the first experiment, Thompson melted down the potassium chlorate, which looked a little bit like powdered sugar, up to 700 degrees Fahrenheit. When the chlorate was molten, Thompson transferr ...

This was part of an effort to deny the Taliban access to the most common explosive (using the fertilizer ... percent using old shells and bombs from the 1980s and the rest potassium chlorate. Over the ...

Investigators probing the cause of the fireworks disaster at the Puttingal Devi temple near Kollam on Sunday, hinted that rival teams possibly used potassium chlorate, a banned explosive.

It’s also not a good idea. The mix is a grouping of red phosphorous and potassium chlorate. This doesn’t seem like too much of an explosive combo. Potassium chlorate is a potassium atom and a ...

NORTH CALDWELL — Federal officials have charged a North Caldwell man with illegally transporting explosive materials ... 8 with a PVC pipe containing potassium chlorate and magnesium.

The officers got suspicious and brought sleuthhounds, trained to detect explosives. It was found the sacks carried 221 kilograms of potassium chlorate, a key ingredient used to make explosives.

Potassium chlorate (KClO 3) is a strong oxidizing agent that has a wide variety of uses. It is or has been a component of explosives, fireworks, safety matches, and disinfectants. As a high school or ...

Investigators probing the cause of the fireworks disaster at the Puttingal Devi temple near Kollam on Sunday hinted that rival teams possibly used potassium chlorate, a banned explosive ...