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2019年1月27日 · U.S. Forest Service has been using potassium permanganate inside Ping-Pong balls, run them through a machine that injects glycerin into the ball and then drops them out of a helicopter to do prescribe burning on large tracts of land. It is a very cost effective way to burn a lot of land in a short amount of time.
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2015年1月7日 · Potassium permanganate similarly is useable for both water purification and wound treatment in low concentrations. In higher concentrations it becomes much more dangerous. I believe that when it binds to other material (as in use for a dye) it becomes much less available to further chemical reaction.
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2008年11月1日 · Common name for potassium permanganate. jungleman Scout. Joined Jan 21, 2010 Messages 360 Likes 0. Feb 21 ...
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2011年4月22日 · Pottasium permanganate does work but I'm not able to control the colors when I use that and after it has soaked you have to wait for it to dry very well before you try sealing it. I have had much better luck just using leather dye's and …
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2021年2月11日 · Potassium Permaganate will age and darken bone, antler and horn. "PP" is often used in water softening systems for iron removal. Mix a spoonful in a cup of water to make aging solution. Apply with Q-tip etc. then rinse off after about 30 min to 1 hr. Can re-apply as needed. It is a very strong oxidizer, so avoid the metal.
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2015年8月22日 · Potassium nitrate comes from earth where something has died. It involves leaching the soil to extract the chemical (along with others) then boiling (or maybe just evaporating) the water off. It leaves behind crystals of various chemicals (like making salt from sea water). You look for a certain color crystal, that's the potassium nitrate.
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2021年1月15日 · Before the cartridges were constructed the gut or paper was soaked in a strong solution of potassium nitrate (KN03) AKA saltpeter. This helped ensure that the cartridge casing would burn as completely as possible. Cartridges for .36 caliber Navy revolvers usually contained around 17 grains of powder and a ~145 grain conical.