Many fireworks will be launched in July, at least in the U.S. and in France. A recent American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac briefly describes how chemists are developing environmentally ...

WHETHER THEY'RE lighting up Roman candles or basking in the glow of a fireworks extravaganza this Fourth of July, chemists are entitled to feel a certain amount of professional pride along with their ...

PERCHLORIC acid is often determined as potassium chloride by repeated ignition of potassium perchlorate, mixed with excess ammonium chloride and in presence of platinum as catalyst. It is currently ...

Perchlorate salts (ClO 4-) are stable and have excellent oxidizing properties (Figure 1). For this reason, they are widely used in explosives (including pyrotechnics), solid rocket fuel, matches, air ...