I'm new in both ScienceMadness and in pyrotechnics.
ATM I only have some fun with LE and I want to make some Golden Powder.
This composition is about 60% KNO3 and 40% Ascorbic Acid, but could work other organics acids? Something like oxalic acid maybe?
I didn't find any info...
Thank you!triplepoint - 30-9-2012 at 05:23
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yourself.hissingnoise - 30-9-2012 at 05:57
ATM I've only find some info on KNO + Citric Acid, but it seems to burn quite slowly. I guess that Ascorbic Acid works because it polymerize, right?
I'll try ASAP with oxalic acid.hissingnoise - 30-9-2012 at 11:57
Oxalic acid is a poor fuel when compared to ascorbic acid ─ which you can buy here unionised - 30-9-2012 at 11:59
Am I the only one who read this
"The solid golden cake can be crushed with a motar and pestile safely and easily to a golden powder. "
and thought F***!
(and it wasn't because I worried about the spelling problems).hissingnoise - 30-9-2012 at 12:11
Quote:
"The solid golden cake can be crushed with a motar and pestile safely and easily to a golden powder. "
and thought F***!
Well, a good BP puck can often withstand a few, fairly sharp hammer blows . . .
If friction sensitivity isn't too high GP shouldn't be particularly hazardous, since it won't detonate!
Bot0nist - 30-9-2012 at 12:18
I agree that pulverizing should be fine. potassium nitrate is not known to create impact sensitive compositions, IIRC. KCLO<sub>3</sub> is
another case...niertap - 9-10-2012 at 16:32
I think ascorbic acid works so well is because it has not free carboxylic acids and the keto-enol area is quite easy to oxidize.
In theory something that can decompose into carbonmonoxide will mix much more rapidly and have a higher rate of oxidation than a carboxylic acid,
which reacts much more awkwardly(mechanistically).hissingnoise - 10-10-2012 at 04:38
Ascorbic acid is somewhat unstable, undergoing a slow redox (even in dry air) which produces water making it appear slightly deliquescent . . .
