This article was originally published on the website of the Toxicology Education Foundation. Perchlorate is an inorganic ion containing one chlorine atom bound to four oxygen atoms in a tetrahedral ...

A research paper published in the journal Xjenza has claimed that an analysis of dust samples collected between 2011 and 2013 have indicated that close to 100 tons of the chemical potassium ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Madras High Court has held that Indian Institute of Technology-Madras’ (IIT-M) method of doping potassium into ammonium perchlorate, for increasing the burn rates in solid propellants that are ...