I remember it being an at least part of an explosive from my pyromaniac days (not one I personally tried but read about).
There's also the old glycerin and potassium permanganate experiment that would produce a small but fierce flame, no oxygen is produced in that reaction though.

The oxy would be consumed in the combustion, right?

I know what permaganate is but what is potassium? Please post the right formula here. Maybe then I can help you.

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Potassium Permanganate is KMnO4
A free translator said the dutch for potassium is Kalium?

Pot Mang is an oxidising agent, and you are probs thinking of this being used as a catalyst in the reaction with hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) which yields oxygen. It would work, but also be a highly inefficient way of getting pure oxygen.

Not sure how industry goes about it, but probs the hydrolysis of water...as it would yield oxygen and hydrogen ....which i would bet is how nasa do it for their rocket fuel (liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen).



Edited by - Chips on 6/1/2004 9:44:44 AM

Potassium is only potassium in America, I think, and a few choice other areas. That's why it's symbol is K - for Kalium (or whatever it is in Latin...)

I agree with Chip. Water hydrolysis would be better than potassium permanganate.

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Er..... electrolysis. Yes, I know, it is advertised as a hair removal technology but, in fact, the correct term for separating H2O into its component elements by use of electricity is electrolysis.