The main reason it's - it's very cheap and easy to get ! I'm preparing it by the electrolysis of KCl solution. I recrystallize it two times and I obtain a good quality chlorate.
But as you know, it has incompatibilities ! No sulfur, no metal powders, and many others. As safety reference, I'd like to use Bill Ofca's article about chlorates.
So my requirements are :
1. Safety at first place
2. Good color/effect at second place
3. Simplicity at third place.
The chemicals for colored stars I have are :
Oxidizers : barium nitrate, strontium nitrate, cupric oxide*, sodium nitrate, potassium perchlorate*
Fuels : red gum, parlon, shellac, PVC, charcoal
*cupric oxide (metal oxides) is not recommended to be added to chlorate compositions, by Bill Ofca
*I don't have much potassium perchlorate and it's very hard to find, I'd like to use as little as possible.
The chemicals for colored stars that I'll try to get :
Fuels : barium carbonate, strontium carbonate, copper oxychloride (Paris green - I can't !)
Note that I'm also able to make barium chlorate.
Also note that next week I'm buying a passfire account, for now I have a guest one.
Thanks ahead !
