Has anyone tried melting kmno4 (Potassium Permanganate) and sucrose in the same way and ratios as the smoke mix? I have, and I end up with a caramel-brown chunk that quickly solidifies and gives off a big purplish flame when ignited.

However, I get so many accidental ignitions its not funny (my kitchen nearly burnt down, now I do it outside but it's still kinda dnagerous). If anyone whose done it could please tell me a safer way to melt the two compounds, I'd love to hear it.

Thanks for the idea.



I do know that if you dissolve them in water they will decompose. Could possibly use wax or hot glue gun stick.

I don't know if 'double boiling' is the proper term,

but if you would put the two chemicals into a beaker submerged in boiling water on a hot plate, you could control the temperature a lot easier.

Checking the flash point of KMnO4 might help.

Mixing those mixtures arin't very safe. KMnO4 compostions are not that stable.

Lol i cant belive you did that, at least not inside, kmno4 aint the best thing to heat with a fuel... Not a flame just a warning for the safty of others...



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I wouldnt melt the sugars but if you do by dextros sugar. they sell it at woolworths in the homebrew section. i believe it has a lower melting point.

Ah thanks for that guys.

Its not particularly usefull compound, but I've been expermenting with kmno4 based-compositions for quite some time now...

If you dissolve the mix in 99% alcohol, and then dry it out you can make pellets or chunks which you can throw in water or light on fire.