A fire at a Carus plant in LaSalle, Illinois, has temporarily shut down the only US producer of potassium permanganate and sodium permanganate and is raising concern about availability of the ...

LASALLE, Ill. (CBS) -- After an extra-alarm fire sent a billow of smoke into the air like a volcano in LaSalle, neighbors expressed concern about the chemical particles that landed on their property ...

Water turned pink in a small Canadian town this week after a faulty valve allowed the disinfectant potassium permanganate to seep into the water supply. The color looks alarming, but the chemical ...

Dublin, Aug. 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Potassium Permanganate Impregnated Alumina Market Outlook 2025-2034: Market Share, and Growth Analysis By Product Type (Low Purity, High Purity), By ...

ALTHOUGH potassium permanganate is commonly employed as a disinfectant and deodorant and for local application in the treatment of dermatitis, fatal poisoning from its use is rare. As evidence of this ...

LA SALLE, Ill. (WLS) -- A representative from Carus is calling Wednesday's chemical plant fire a blessing with everyone making it out safe and only property sustaining damage. "You saw the video ...

Fireworks usually include gunpowder, but a hobbyist has made this rather impressive bang using potassium permanganate in lieu of the more traditional ingredient. Permanganate is a purple crystal which ...

Addition of a liquid to a crystalline substance produces smoke an intense violet flames. Set up a heat resistant mat next to an operating vent in the bench top. Add 10 to 15 drops of glycerol to the ...

POTASSIUM permanganate (1 per cent solution, containing 2 per cent sodium carbonate) has been recommended 1 as a spraying reagent for detecting carbohydrates on paper chromatograms. When testing this ...

Officina39 is addressing the denim industry's persistent use of potassium permanganate in denim finishing despite its known toxicity and environmental risks. The Italian chemical company is rolling ...

The Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 4, Supplement 3. Some of the Papers Presented to the Laboratory Section of the American Public Health Association at the Mexico City Meeting, Dec. 3, 1906 (May ...

When glycerin meets potassium permanganate, the result is a dramatic oxidation reaction that quickly generates heat, flames, and ash. This experiment shows how just a small amount of these common ...