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[rquote=660102&tid=26572&author=Sulaiman]If a fountain type firework uses a mixture of potas ...
12-6-2021 at 20:34
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Nitrifying Bacteria Reactor for Generating Nitrate Salts
This may have been covered - I'm lazy - French? researchers about 1906 cultivating bacteria on colum ...
10-4-2021 at 08:25
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magnesium aluminate refractory up to 1800C.
You can buy refractory coatings & sprays. Highest I've used is ZrO for 1800C. Worked pretty well ...
31-3-2021 at 11:57
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New Energetic Materials - Current Research
Research patents by a Dr. Hiskey and his students. Long ago (10 years?) i read an article giving a p ...
15-3-2021 at 13:45
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In the US: The biggest concern seems to be keeping the product, precursors and preparation area unde ...
15-3-2021 at 13:16
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Acid mixtures that dissolve gold
(4) works quite well. Here, 35% H2O2 is (relatively) inexpensive and is used in gallons for swimming ...
13-3-2021 at 22:45
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Why is there no electronic optical pyrometer ?
Inexpensive optical detectors are not evenly sensitive over their designated colors. Black body emis ...
3-1-2021 at 22:08
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Lamp work - hollow glass sphere
Please forgive me if I'm writing things you already know. I hope this helps.

There are lots of fl ...
3-1-2021 at 21:37
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Does nuclear fusion really solve problems ?
As usual in the real world things are messy. Fusion, fission, and renewables all fit different usage ...
1-1-2021 at 21:48
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The insanity that is OHS
There is a perfect storm of opinion to shut down everything unusual especially in science. IMnot soH ...
15-12-2020 at 15:06
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Why is Chemsavers comfortable with shipping chemicals to residential addresses, but sigma/fisher/TCI/etc are not?
I suggest reasons why chemicals are less and less available to the amateur or home-business chemist: ...
8-12-2020 at 14:14
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5-atz purchase in the US? Would authorities care?
Thanks for the reassurances! I'm a bit paranoid, perhaps. I've seen fire marshals & ATF official ...
27-11-2020 at 16:12
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5-atz purchase in the US? Would authorities care?
I'd like to get some 5-atz as a fireworks fuel. It's available online from US sources. Does anyone k ...
26-11-2020 at 15:32
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Calcium Hypochlorite to Perchlorate
Agreed, keeping organics away is essential. IIRC reading that KClO3 alone can detonate if sufficient ...
24-11-2020 at 10:33
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smokeless fireworks patent gone walkabout: nitrocellulose/dicyandiamide
Thanks to both!

aromaticfantastic - I'm trying to -avoid- using anything that might be considere ...
24-11-2020 at 10:06
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DIY temperature probe for hotplate, help!
Making an -accurate- replacement might not be easy to fabricate. Even if you figure out what the sen ...
23-11-2020 at 21:21
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smokeless fireworks patent gone walkabout: nitrocellulose/dicyandiamide
There are a number of patents for smokeless fireworks using nitrocellulose fuel modified with accele ...
23-11-2020 at 20:24
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Calcium Hypochlorite to Perchlorate
chlorates can detonate under the right conditions - see "cheddite". They very powerful oxidizers. If ...
23-11-2020 at 15:42
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A dilemma with molasses and pH control
You have an interesting problem!
This is to make something to be distilled?

If you haven't found ...
1-11-2020 at 21:37
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How is yeast dried so its viable when re-hydrated
"Yeast: The Practical Guide to Beer Fermentation" Chris White with Jamil Zainasheff, Brewers Publica ...
1-11-2020 at 20:59
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Simple exploding wire apparatus for nanopowders
If anyone is still working on this, here's what I've seen about exploding wires: You may already kno ...
1-11-2020 at 10:50
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how to pump nitric acid?
One way valves made with thin Teflon flaps are feasible. It's flexible enough for that.
I have a di ...
22-6-2020 at 10:52
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HHO Flame Generator for Glaswork
Are you trying to work borosilicate (Pyrex, etc.) or quartz? For boro, propane/oxygen is the accepte ...
22-6-2020 at 10:17
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Mine platinum from the dust next to highways
IIRC a hydrogen-oxygen torch is hot enough to melt platinum. A 250 cu ft. tank of each might cost $U ...
3-11-2016 at 13:13
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Making Al powder yourself ?
Ball mills are discussed in fireworks discussions. Look for a publication by Sponenburg on amateur b ...
3-11-2016 at 12:28
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