JerryK

What applications would that be?

Suppose to be without explosion.

I was wondering if I could substitute Ammonium nitrate instead of Potassium nitrate to make BP, If so what would the ratio be, I have heard you don't even use Sulfur if you use Ammonium Nitrate. I also read somewhere that the you can use both AN and PN and Charcoal for BP, the ratio was something like 35AN 40PN and 14 Charcoal. If so can they be all mixed together with a ball mill with explosion? Thanks In Advance. Terry

Okay how would I go about using sulfuric acid to do this exactly?

The crystals that come of this mixture look like diamonds. Here is what I did after the crystals were dried: 2 parts Potassium Chlorate (The dried crystals) 1 part Sulfur 1 part Al Just putting a spec of this stuff on a hard surface and hitting it lightly with a hammer made a BIG BLAST! (So what is this stuff if its not Potassium Chlorate?) What I was wondering if there is a way to make potassium perchlorate - to make a more stable flash powder.

Take one gallon of bleach, place it in the container, and begin heating it. While this solution heats, weigh out 63 grams of potassium chloride and add this to the bleach being heated. Constantly check the solution being heated with the hydrometer, and boil until you get a reading of 1.3. If using a battery hydrometer, boil until you read a FULL charge. Take the solution and allow it to cool in a refrigerator until it is between room temperature and 0 degrees Celcius. Filter out the crystals that have formed and save them. Boil this solution again and cool as before. Filter and save the crystals. Take the crystals that have been saved, and mix them with distilled water in the following proportions: 56 grams per 100 milliliters distilled water. Heat this solution until it boils and allow to cool. Filter the solution and save the crystals that form upon cooling. This process of purification is called "fractional crystalization". These crystals should be relatively pure potassium chlorate. Is this not correct??

This forum has been very helpful and intresting, thanks to all. I do have another question. I have been able to make potassium chlorate from bleach and potassium chloride, I was wondering what the procedure is to make Potassium Perchlorate? If possible what the proper weights for the chemicals and solutions are. Thanks Again!

Great Information, Thank You, Now another question, I have a 5lb Bag Of Sulfur that is 90% pure, how would I get the impurities out of the sulfur to get it close to 99%, boil it in water?

I have 1 5lb box of Nitrate of Soda 16-0-0 and 1 5lb box of Muriate of Potash 0.0.60. I was wondering what would be the procedure in mixing the 2 for making Potassium Nitrate. What would be the weight of mixture, what would it be dissolved in and how would you dry it out. Is it possible? Thanks in Advance!