NanoFoil can be used as a pyrotechnic heat source, a replacement of potassium chlorate / iron pellets, for thermal batteries.
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Another application of potassium chlorate is as the oxidizer in a smoke composition such as that used in smoke grenades.
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In 2013, 60 % of IEDs in Afghanistan used potassium chlorate, making it the most common ingredient used in IEDs.
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It is treated with concentrated nitric acid and potassium chlorate to convert all of the sulfur to sulfate ( SO ).
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Potassium chlorate readily decomposes if heated while in contact with a catalyst, typically manganese ( IV ) dioxide ( MnO 2 ).
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Potassium chlorate was used in the Oct 12, 2002, bombings on Bali island that killed 202 people, most of them foreign tourists.
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Potassium chlorate was added to mercury fulminate priming mixtures so incandescent potassium chloride would have a similar effect in small arms cartridges.
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But on Tuesday, Imron claimed that it weighed over a ton and consisted of a mix of potassium chlorate, sulfur and aluminum powder.
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Kosdar later told The Associated Press that Amrozi explained to Tendean that he wanted to sell the potassium chlorate to farmers in Kalimantan province.
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In 1962 when they blew up these workshops after mixing sulfur potassium chlorate with aluminum oxide dust the boys were seriously injured but survived.