To the upper right we have very pure potassium chlorate, so much so that it bursts into flames when mixed with sugar and catalyzed with some sulfuric acid. [Mr. Home Scientist] produced the ...

An easier, albeit vastly more expensive and dangerous alternative came in the 19th century when chemists discovered auto-ignition using a potassium chlorate mixture and sulfuric acid. This method ...

Such disinfectants may be used to sanitize water systems, but can leave chlorate residues in the products Sodium and potassium chlorates have been used in pesticides but are now prohibited in the ...

The Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute’s Chiayi Agricultural Experiment Branch has developed an advanced flower induction technique using potassium chlorate to boost longan production during ...