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  2. Environmentally friendly red light flare - Wikipedia

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    To achieve the red-light emission from the flare, the authors report a formulation mixture of powdered magnesium and hexamine as fuels, nitrocellulose, an epoxy binder system, and lithium-based nitrogen salts as the oxidizer and color agent. When burned, users could observe a cool burning flame emitting a deep red color. [1]

  3. Colored fire - Wikipedia

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    When additional chemicals are added to the fuel burning, their atomic emission spectra can affect the frequencies of visible light radiation emitted - in other words, the flame appears in a different color dependent upon the chemical additives. Flame coloring is also a good way to demonstrate how fire changes when subjected to heat and how they ...

  4. Pyrotechnic colorant - Wikipedia

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    A pyrotechnic colorant is a chemical compound which causes a flame to burn with a particular color. These are used to create the colors in pyrotechnic compositions like fireworks and colored fires. The color-producing species are usually created from other chemicals during the reaction.

  5. Pyrotechnic composition - Wikipedia

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    A pyrotechnic composition is a substance or mixture of substances designed to produce an effect by heat, light, sound, gas/smoke or a combination of these, as a result of non-detonative self-sustaining exothermic chemical reactions. Pyrotechnic substances do not rely on oxygen from external sources to sustain the reaction.

  6. Pyrotechnics - Wikipedia

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    Pyrotechnic gerbs used in the entertainment industry. Pyrotechnics is the science and craft of creating such things as fireworks, safety matches, oxygen candles, explosive bolts and other fasteners, parts of automotive airbags, as well as gas-pressure blasting in mining, quarrying, and demolition.

  7. Fireworks are fun, but what impact do they have on climate ...

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    Fireworks release heavy metals and greenhouse gases into the air that can impact the ozone and lead to serious health problems.

  8. Black snake (firework) - Wikipedia

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    It produces a more impressive snake, but its execution depends upon mercury (II) thiocyanate, which is no longer in common use due to its toxicity. [1] For a "sugar snake", sodium bicarbonate and sugar are the commonly used chemicals. [2] Once lit, the fireworks emit smoke and spew out ash resembling a snake via an intumescent reaction. They ...

  9. 4th of July Fireworks: A Complete Guide - AOL

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    Also, don’t light fireworks under power lines or near anything combustible, like a propane tank. Plus, you’ll want to plan for emergencies, just in case: Keep a bucket full of water close by ...