iv81 Posted May 11, 2006 Share Posted May 11, 2006 Is it possible to use this stuff for pyro? I have a bottle filled with tablets that's soon to expire made incase of a nuclear fallout. And if you intake them 2 times daily they sorta prevent you from absorbing radioactive iodine from the atmosphere so you don't get cancer and such. But my question is strictly pyro related and since it's very simmilar to KCIO3, I was wonderingg if I can use this stuff for something like ignition charge, flash or propellant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asilentbob Posted May 11, 2006 Share Posted May 11, 2006 I have never read of it being used as anything other than as radiation pills... If it was hypoiodite perhaps you could make iodoform with it... in the same way hypochlorite is used for chloroform in a haloform reaction... As for pyro use... if your going to get rid of it anyways i would say try a little out with sucrose... or a H3 like composition... Or perhaps it can be transformed to potassium periodate by baking at a certain heat in the same way IIRC potassium chlorate can be baked to potassium perchlorate and potassium chloride... Then periodic acid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swany Posted May 11, 2006 Share Posted May 11, 2006 It is so you don't get radioactive iodine in you thyroid gland, leading to cancer. Also, I am thinking it would be KI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iv81 Posted May 11, 2006 Author Share Posted May 11, 2006 I just crushed a few and mixed it up with powdered sugar 60/40, it didn't burn at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iv81 Posted May 11, 2006 Author Share Posted May 11, 2006 Ok, I see why. The bottle sais that each tablet only has 85mg of potassium iodate (KIO3) and when I weigthed the 2 crusehd tablets, they came out to somewhat 0.7 grams so about 0.300 - .350 each, that would be around 25% of pure KIO3. The rest is "Pre-gel vegtable starch, serbitrol and dicalcium phosphate as a filler and magnesium stearate as lubricant" - so sais on the bottle. Anyway to purify this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonman586 Posted May 11, 2006 Share Posted May 11, 2006 Isn't the radiation pill KI not KIO3? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iv81 Posted May 11, 2006 Author Share Posted May 11, 2006 Isn't the radiation pill KI not KIO3? http://www.kio3.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douchermann Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 I'm pretty sure it can be either, KI is just more known IMO. To find out how to seperate the stuff, just search around google. Of course, you're not going to find a websited titled "How to seperate the potassium iodate from ____ brand radiation pills" Search for solubilities of each chemical added to the tablet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hashashan Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 sorry for the bump but i think some people might find it interesting. it can be used just like chlorate. KIO3 is a oxidiser .. and a quite powerfull one. the problem is if you want to recieve colors you cant use chlorine donors. you need iodine donors or to use plain monoiodates wich are not the cheapest thing. but if you do have monoiodates, you can recieve some very good colors. considering your pills its crap ... sorry but it is. it contains a very small amount that wont be sufficient for anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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