hey, i was wondering would i be correct in saying that most sparklers are made out of:

 

KNO3

A transition metal (such as Al)

Either C or S

there are 100`s of different recipes!

and btw, Al is Not a transition metal.

 

if you want ordinary type sparklers try these:

 

Potassium/perchlorate 60%

Aluminum 30

Dextrin 10

 

Potassium/nitrate 64pts

Barium/nitrate 30

Sulphur 16

Charcoal 16

Antimony/sulphide 16

Aluminum 9

Dextrin 16

 

POTASSIUM/NITRATE 14 pts

SULPHUR 3

CHARCOAL 3

ALUMINUM 2

 

Sodium/oxalate 4 pts

Meal gunpowder 24

Aluminum 3

Dextrin 1

Antimony/sulphide 3

 

a Stars Sparkler:

POTASSIUM/NITRATE 288pts

ALUMINUM FLAKE 32

CHARCOAL #36 64

SULPHUR 144

ANTIMONY/SULPHIDE 85

DEXTRIN 17

 

I could continue!

sorry, my bad on the Al

 

thanks for the help

isnt KNO3 something to do with fertilizers or something? and can’t you get it from Ammonium Nitrate and Potassium Chloride or something?

yeah, KNO3 is used in some fertilisers, as is ammonium nitrate. I know you can get KNO3 from Sodium nitrate + potassium chloride (NaNO3 + KCl, sodium nitrate is also in fertilisers), and i think you would be able to do the same with the ammonium nitrate, producing NH4Cl and KNO3

I've got a question about "activated carbon."

 

I got some from Walmart in the aquarium section. My question is... Can I use it as the charcoal in black powder(meal)? Is there anything I have to do to make it work(or better)?

 

I tried burning it with a MAPP torch but it would just glow red and not ignite. Is that they way its suppose to be?

 

Thanks,

-Randy