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Chemical compound
Potassium nitrate is a chemical compound with a sharp, salty, bitter taste and the chemical formula KNO3. It is a potassium salt of nitric acid. This
Potassium_nitrate
Type of firearm propellant
consists of a mixture of sulfur, charcoal (which is mostly carbon), and potassium nitrate (saltpeter). The sulfur and charcoal act as fuels, while the saltpeter
Gunpowder
Chemical compound
from ordinary saltpeter, potassium nitrate. The mineral form is also known as nitratine, nitratite or soda niter. Sodium nitrate is a white deliquescent
Sodium_nitrate
Chemical compound
Potassium nitrite (distinct from potassium nitrate) is the inorganic compound with the chemical formula KNO2. It is an ionic salt of potassium ions K+
Potassium_nitrite
Dental hygiene product for sensitive teeth
depending on the product's active ingredient—potassium nitrate, strontium acetate/chloride. The potassium ion hyperpolarizes the nerve and stops it from
Sensodyne
Chemical element with atomic number 19 (K)
contain potassium nitrate. In 2005, about 93% of world potassium production was consumed by the fertilizer industry. Furthermore, potassium can play
Potassium
Pyrotechnic mixture
consists of magnesium powder and potassium nitrate. Other metal nitrates have been used, including barium and strontium nitrates, which will color the flame
Flash_powder
Device containing a pyrotechnic composition
they also share similarities. Common oxidizers used are potassium perchlorate and potassium nitrate. Common fuels used are titanium, titanium(II) hydride
Pyrotechnic_initiator
Chemical compound
related salts are known including calcium ammonium nitrate decahydrate and calcium potassium nitrate decahydrate. Norgessalpeter was synthesized at Notodden
Calcium_nitrate
Polyatomic ion (NO3, charge –1) found in explosives and fertilisers
Nitrate is a polyatomic ion with the chemical formula NO3−. Salts containing this ion are called nitrates. Nitrates are common components of fertilizers
Nitrate
Mineral form of potassium nitrate
potassium nitrate, KNO3. It is a soft, white, highly soluble mineral found primarily in arid climates or cave deposits. Potassium and other nitrates are
Niter
Medical device for chemical cautery
caustic pencil (or silver nitrate stick) is a device for applying topical medication containing silver nitrate and potassium nitrate, used to chemically cauterize
Caustic_pencil
Food preservation and flavouring processes
any of the nitrites or nitrates commonly used in curing (e.g., sodium nitrate [NaNO3], sodium nitrite, and potassium nitrate) is naturally pink. Meat
Curing_(food_preservation)
Multi-national corporation specializing in plant nutrition
a private international corporation which primarily manufactures Potassium Nitrate for agriculture and industry, specialty plant nutrients and food phosphates
Haifa_Group
Non-explosives producing heat, light and sound
effects, toxic, burns bright white; usually used as 200–300 mesh; with potassium nitrate and sulfur produces white fires Non-metallic inorganic Sulfur – ignition
Pyrotechnic_composition
Military explosive
Minol-4: 40% TNT, 36% ammonium nitrate, 4% potassium nitrate and 20% powdered aluminium The addition of potassium nitrate minimized expansion of Minol,
Minol_(explosive)
Chilean chemical company and lithium producer
technical grade potassium nitrate plant began. In 1995, SQM was listed on the New York Stock Exchange and started the production of potassium chloride from
Sociedad_Química_y_Minera
Place of production of potassium nitrate or saltpetre
A saltpetre works or nitrary is a place of production of potassium nitrate or saltpetre used primarily for the manufacture of gunpowder. The saltpeter
Saltpetre_works
Sugar-based rocket propellant
sorbitol for its ease of production. The most common oxidizer is potassium nitrate (KNO3), a compound commonly found in tree stump remover. Additives
Rocket_candy
Substance added to soil to enhance plant growth
the potassium content. In fact, potash fertilizers are usually potassium chloride, potassium sulfate, potassium carbonate, or potassium nitrate. There
Fertilizer
Salt-cured beef product
to cure the beef. The word "corned" may also refer to the corns of potassium nitrate, also known as saltpeter, which were formerly used to preserve the
Corned_beef
Chemical compound
solution of potassium nitrate, cerous nitrate, and nitric acid. Each cerium atom is surrounded by the oxygen atoms of five bidentate nitrate groups and
Cerium_nitrates
Chemical data page
Potassium nitrate is an oxidizer so storing it near fire hazards or reducing agents should be avoided to minimise risk in case of a fire. Synonyms: Saltpetre;
Potassium_nitrate_(data_page)
Chemical compound with formula NH4NO3
Ammonium nitrate is a chemical compound with the formula NH4NO3. It is a white crystalline salt consisting of ions of ammonium and nitrate. It is highly
Ammonium_nitrate
Chemical compound
from the production of aqua fortis (nitric acid, HNO3) from nitre (potassium nitrate, KNO3) and oil of vitriol (sulphuric acid, H2SO4) via Glauber's process:
Potassium_sulfate
Chemical compound
Fertilizer blends containing magnesium nitrate also have ammonium nitrate, calcium nitrate, potassium nitrate and micronutrients in most cases; these
Magnesium_nitrate
Chemical element with atomic number 7 (N)
nitrate. The earliest military, industrial, and agricultural applications of nitrogen compounds used saltpetre (sodium nitrate or potassium nitrate)
Nitrogen
Topics referred to by the same term
saltpetre) is the mineral form of potassium nitrate (KNO3), a chemical compound. It may also sometimes refer to: Sodium nitrate (NaNO3), a compound Chile saltpeter
Saltpeter_(disambiguation)
Chemical compound
nitric acid from potassium nitrate and sulfuric acid: KNO3 + H2SO4 → KHSO4 + HNO3 Thermal decomposition of potassium bisulfate forms potassium pyrosulfate:
Potassium_bisulfate
Chemical compound
with potassium hydroxide and heated in air or with another source of oxygen, like potassium nitrate or potassium chlorate. This process gives potassium manganate:
Potassium_permanganate
Class of chemical compounds
Alkali metal nitrates are chemical compounds consisting of an alkali metal (lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium and caesium) and the nitrate ion. Only two
Alkali_metal_nitrate
Chemical compound
to reduce the availability of ammonium nitrate fertilizer in Afghanistan, IED makers started using potassium chlorate as a cheap and effective alternative
Potassium_chlorate
Type of propellant
gunpowder originally described mixtures of charcoal and sulfur with potassium nitrate as an oxidizing agent. By the 20th century these early propellants
Firearm_propellant
Southern African air-dried cured meat
curing it in salt, brine, or vinegar as well as saltpetre (potassium nitrate). Potassium nitrate kills Clostridium botulinum, the deadly bacterium that causes
Biltong
Salt that has melted, often by heating to high temperatures
other extreme, cesium nitrate melts at 414 °C (777 °F) and decomposes at 584 °C. 60:40 mixture of sodium nitrate and potassium nitrate is a liquid between
Molten_salt
Sharp, short-lived tooth pain
(e.g. potassium chloride, potassium citrate, potassium nitrate). At-home treatments include desensitizing toothpastes or dentifrices, potassium salts
Dentin_hypersensitivity
Chemical compound
peroxide with potassium produces the oxide: K2O2 + 2 K → 2 K2O Alternatively and more conveniently, K2O is synthesized by heating potassium nitrate with metallic
Potassium_oxide
Tropical fruit
Mediterranean climate. A breakthrough in mango cultivation was the use of potassium nitrate and ethrel to induce flowering in mangoes. The discovery was made
Mango
Chemical compound
Guanidine nitrate is used as the gas generator in automobile airbags. It is less toxic than the mixture used in older airbags of sodium azide, potassium nitrate
Guanidine_nitrate
Highly corrosive mineral acid
Rudolf Glauber devised a process to obtain nitric acid by distilling potassium nitrate with sulfuric acid. In 1776 Antoine Lavoisier cited Joseph Priestley's
Nitric_acid
Type of solar furnace with a tower receiving focused light
been demonstrated, and systems using molten salts (40% potassium nitrate, 60% sodium nitrate) as the working fluids are now in operation. These working
Solar_power_tower
Measure of alcohol content
the spirit was rated above proof. This test relies on the fact that potassium nitrate (a chemical in gunpowder) is significantly more soluble in water than
Alcohol_proof
Chemical compound
condensed aerosol fire suppression, although as the byproduct of potassium nitrate;[citation needed] as an ingredient in welding fluxes, and in the flux
Potassium_carbonate
Pursuit of chemistry as a hobby
nitric acid >= 75% conc., potassium nitrate, mixtures of potassium nitrate and sodium nitrate, and solid sodium nitrate. In 2021, the Canada Gazette
Amateur_chemistry
Chemical compound
fixed by tartar [i.e., potassium nitrate (nitre) which is mixed with crude cream of tartar and then ignited, producing potassium carbonate]. As soon as
Potassium_ferrocyanide
Japanese sparkler fireworks
grains of black powder. While traditional black powder consists of potassium nitrate, sulfur, and charcoal, traditional senko hanabi substitutes lamp black
Senko_hanabi
Remains of a tree trunk
immediate results are not needed. These stump removers are mostly made of potassium nitrate (KNO3) and act by rapidly increasing the decay of the stump. (The
Tree_stump
Rocket motor
Black powder rocket propellants consist of charcoal, sulfur, and potassium nitrate. Black powder rocket motors were created in a primitive form by the
Black_powder_rocket_motor
Disaccharide made of glucose and fructose
C12H22O11 + 12 O2 → 12 CO2 + 11 H2O Mixing sucrose with the oxidizer potassium nitrate produces a fuel called rocket candy that is often used to propel amateur
Sucrose
Explosive material
or nitroglycol and mixed with wood pulp and saltpetre (sodium nitrate or potassium nitrate). It was invented in 1875 by Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel, who
Gelignite
Plant disorder
used potassium fertilizer is potassium chloride (muriate of potash). Other inorganic potassium fertilizers include potassium nitrate, potassium sulfate
Potassium_deficiency_(plants)
Potassium compound and alternative to salt
Potassium chloride (KCl, or potassium salt) is a metal halide salt composed of potassium and chlorine. It is odorless and has a white or colorless vitreous
Potassium_chloride
Chemical compound
gives a green-colored melt. Alternatively, instead of using air, potassium nitrate can be used as the oxidizer: 2 KOH + KNO3 + MnO2 → K2MnO4 + H2O +
Potassium_manganate
Filipino inventor and horticulturist (1939–2021)
inventing a way to induce more flowers in mango trees using ethrel and potassium nitrate. Barba was proclaimed a National Scientist of the Philippines in June
Ramon_Barba
Salt mixture
Potash (/ˈpɒtæʃ/ POT-ash) are mined and manufactured salts that contain potassium in water-soluble form. The term potash derives from pot ash, either plant
Potash
Natural mineral salt
mineral salt forms a sedimentary crust. Sometimes it is confused with potassium nitrate, but its chemical composition is completely different. At the time
Tequesquite
Territorial conflict between Chile and allied Peru and Bolivia (1879–84)
(Spanish: guano) is a Quechua word for fertilizer. Potassium nitrate (ordinary saltpeter) and sodium nitrate (Chile saltpeter) are nitrogen-containing compounds
War_of_the_Pacific
Chemical compound
oxidizing environment, most commonly created with potassium nitrate or potassium peroxide and potassium hydroxide. The combination of high temperature (200–800 °C)
Potassium_ferrate
Chemical compound (H2SO4)
bisulfate: H2SO4 + CH3CO2Na → NaHSO4 + CH3COOH Similarly, treating potassium nitrate with sulfuric acid produces nitric acid. Sulfuric acid reacts with
Sulfuric_acid
Slow-burning cord or twine fuse
used was potassium nitrate, although sodium nitrate, and lead(II) acetate [citation needed] also appear to have been used. Potassium nitrate had an advantage
Slow_match
Mining company in Jordan
Abdullah II in 2003. By the end of the year, the company began supplying Potassium nitrate to the local market. In 2000, the government of Jordan signed deals
Arab_Potash
Chemical compound
Silver nitrate is an inorganic compound with chemical formula AgNO 3. It is a colorless solid that is a precursor to many other silver compounds. Silver
Silver_nitrate
Type of Christmas firework
the Philippines. Its ingredients are yellow phosphorus, potassium chlorate, potassium nitrate, and trinitrotoluene. The ingredients in the firework are
Watusi_(firework)
hydroxide – Al(OH)3 Aluminium nitrate – Al(NO3)3 Aluminium sulfide – Al2S3 Aluminium sulfate – Al2(SO4)3 Aluminium potassium sulfate – KAl(SO4)2 Aluminium
List_of_inorganic_compounds
Accidental explosion at Nowgam, Jammu and Kashmir
adjacent to Delhi. These included chemicals such as ammonium nitrate fuel oil, potassium nitrate, and sulphur, and were subsequently transferred to Nowgam
2025_Nowgam_explosion
Italian dry-cured ham that is thinly sliced and served uncooked
Crown symbol. Prosciutto is sometimes cured with sodium nitrite or potassium nitrate, which are generally used in other hams to produce the desired rosy
Prosciutto
Chemical or mixture used in a rocket engine
granules of solid oxidizer, such as ammonium nitrate, ammonium dinitramide, ammonium perchlorate, or potassium nitrate in a polymer binding agent, with flakes
Rocket_propellant
Rocket with a motor that uses solid propellants
notice. Black powder (gunpowder) is composed of charcoal (fuel), potassium nitrate (oxidizer), and sulfur (fuel and catalyst). It is one of the oldest
Solid-propellant_rocket
Chemical compound
root. At the root, the potassium malate oxidizes to potassium carbonate, then is converted to potassium nitrate by soil nitrate and transported back to
Potassium_malate
Incense coil designed to repel mosquitoes
grams) were made with a formula composed of 50% pyrethrum powder, 35% potassium nitrate for combustion, and 15% binders and thickeners (including marshmallow
Mosquito_coil
Chemical compound used to oxidize another substance in a chemical reaction
halogens Nitric acid (HNO3) and nitrate compounds such as potassium nitrate (KNO3), the oxidizer in black powder Potassium chlorate (KClO3) Xenon difluoride
Oxidizing_agent
Proposed meteorological instrument
the liquid in a storm glass varies but usually contains "camphor, nitrate of potassium and sal-ammoniac, dissolved by alcohol, with water and some air."
Storm_glass
the glass for the immersion in potassium nitrate to replace with potassium ions. In this way, the use of a sodium nitrate bath increases the potential for
Chemically_strengthened_glass
Palestinian homemade artillery rocket
mixture of sugar and potassium nitrate, a common fertilizer. The warhead is filled with smuggled or scavenged TNT and urea nitrate, another common fertilizer
Qassam_rocket
Species of spider
compound pyrrolidine which functions to hold the silk's moisture and potassium nitrate which prevents any fungal or bacterial growth from occurring on the
Pholcus_phalangioides
Type of explosive
a danger to miners. To remedy that problem, nitrates (potassium nitrate, barium nitrate, ammonium nitrate, etc.) were added into the nitrocellulose to
Tonite_(explosive)
were readily available throughout the south, potassium nitrate was often produced from the Calcium nitrate found in cave dirt, tobacco barn floors and
History_of_gunpowder
Chemical compound
Lithium nitrate is an inorganic compound with the formula LiNO3. It is the lithium salt of nitric acid (an alkali metal nitrate). The salt is deliquescent
Lithium_nitrate
Process that partially protects steel against rust
touch-ups. The "hot" process is an alkali salt solution using potassium nitrite or sodium nitrate and sodium hydroxide, referred to as "traditional caustic
Bluing_(steel)
19th-century French chemist
a shortage of wood ashes with which potassium nitrate was made. As an alternative, the needed potassium nitrate was derived from seaweed that was abundant
Bernard_Courtois
Laboratory device used for electrochemistry
a combination of cations, such as ammonium and potassium, and anions, including chloride and nitrate, which have similar mobility. The combination is
Salt_bridge
Low explosive pyrotechnic devices for entertainment
(preface of 1621, printed 1628) describe recipes, several of which used low-nitrate gunpowder, to create military signal smokes with various colors. In the
Fireworks
Growth medium used in plant cell culture
(MgSO4 · 7H2O) 370 mg/l Monopotassium phosphate (KH2PO4) 170 mg/l Potassium nitrate (KNO3) 1900 mg/l Minor salts (micronutrients) Boric acid (H3BO3) 6
Murashige_and_Skoog_medium
Pit cave near Gramat, in the Occitanie region, Franc
century, and was inhabited during the 15th and 16th centuries, when potassium nitrate was excavated from the area. The first tourists visited the cave on
Padirac_Cave
Salt used in food preservation
salami and country ham. Another name for potassium nitrate (KNO3), saltpetre, also called saltpeter or nitrate of potash, has been a common ingredient
Curing_salt
Explosions at the Binhai New Area of Tianjin, China
hazardous chemical storage facility for calcium carbide, sodium nitrate, and potassium nitrate. Safety regulations requiring that public buildings and facilities
2015_Tianjin_explosions
Chemical compound CsNO3
Caesium nitrate or cesium nitrate is a salt with the chemical formula CsNO3. An alkali metal nitrate, it is used in pyrotechnic compositions, as a colorant
Caesium_nitrate
Container for fire-starting materials with flint, firesteel, and tinder
well as amadou, which was a tinder prepared from fungus steeped in potassium nitrate (saltpetre) and dried. When away from home small pocket tinderboxes
Tinderbox
Type of long gun appearing in 15th-century Europe
Warfare, 1650-1830, UCL Press Limited al-Hassan, Ahmad Y. (2001), "Potassium Nitrate in Arabic and Latin Sources", History of Science and Technology in
Arquebus
Fictional character from the Dexter book and TV series
human victim, a nurse who is murdering her patients with overdoses of potassium nitrate. Throughout the novel, Dexter is involved in the investigation of
Dexter_Morgan
Chemical compound
Calcium ammonium nitrate or CAN, also known as nitro-limestone or nitrochalk, is a widely used inorganic fertilizer, accounting for 4% of all nitrogen
Calcium_ammonium_nitrate
Non-lethal grenade
mix of magnesium or aluminium and an oxidizer such as potassium perchlorate or potassium nitrate. While stun grenades are designed to limit injury, permanent
Stun_grenade
List of characters in the Dexter franchise
he falls ill when Dexter is 20 instead of 19, and is poisoned with potassium nitrate instead of morphine. In Dexter: Resurrection, Harry reappears as Dexter's
List_of_Dexter_characters
Italian bacon made of pork belly meat
product prepared with salt with at least 100 ppm of sodium nitrite or potassium nitrate. Media related to Pancetta at Wikimedia Commons Italy portal Food
Pancetta
Pyrotechnic composition to generate smoke
composition is often based on an oxidizer (e.g. potassium chlorate, potassium nitrate, or potassium perchlorate), a fuel (e.g. lactose), an optional
Smoke_composition
Substitute for black powder
consists of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur) but incorporates several other compounds: 45% potassium nitrate 9% charcoal 6% sulfur 19% potassium perchlorate
Black_powder_substitute
Type of vehicle armour
causing varied results.[citation needed] A mixture of Sodium and Potassium Nitrates explosives was seen as the most practical option due to their casting
Reactive_armour
Ghost town in Atacama of Chile
adjacent potassium nitrate extraction plant of the Peruvian Nitrate Company. James Thomas Humberstone later became the CEO of the Peruvian Nitrate Company
Humberstone,_Chile
petrae (Med. Latin: "stone salt")/salt of petra/saltpetre/nitrate of potash – potassium nitrate, KNO3, typically mined from covered dungheaps. Salt/common
List_of_alchemical_substances
Particle-based form of fire extinction
to metal fires (class D). Some aerosol-generating compounds (e.g., potassium nitrate-based) produce a corrosive by-product that may damage electronic equipment
Condensed aerosol fire suppression
Condensed_aerosol_fire_suppression
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