Pyrotechnic Chemistry Course – 14/15/16 April 2009

PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DATE A presentation of the Kosanke’s course in the UK.  We usually aim to run this course once a year – for further information please contact us Venue: Grafham Water Sailing Club, Huntingdon UK Contact Details: Tom Smith Davas Ltd Tel: 01480 860124 email: tom@carndu.com web: http://www.pyrochemistry.net

Copper in Pyrotechnics

Georg Steinhauser, Karina Tarantik and Thomas M. Klapötke Abstract: Copper compounds play a key role in the development of “greener” pyrotechnics by substitution of noxious barium compounds from green colored effects. The application of many copper(ii) compounds in pyrotechnics is limited because of their noble and often hygroscopic character. We have investigated nitratocuprates(ii) as well …
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