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Growing potassium nitrate KNO3 crystals

erezohar - 25-8-2005 at 08:13

i am looking for an habit modifier to grow crystals of KNO3. right now i get a median of 100 micron while my target is aproximately 300 micron. do you know about some kind of habit modifier for KNO3?

[Edited on 25-8-2005 by erezohar]

[Edited on 24-9-2005 by chemoleo]

kryss - 24-9-2005 at 04:54

Have you tried modifying the solvent eg using 10% alcohol?