once again crazy russian hacker has a great video on how to start a fire using potassium permanganate and sugar which looks like a great way to start fires off the grid
but if we're living off grid how to we get potassium permanganate ( kmno4) ?
i dont know but we'll try to figure it out here together then neaten it up but if you want to jump ahead to cody s video he shows us how to start fire using urine and sugar (after a lot of work and a year and a half of fermentation)
dr lithium's nurd rage says we can make potasssium permanganate from mno2 (manganese dioxide) from old lantern batteries and potassium nitrate ?
" Make a vial with a mixture of 7 grams of potassium nitrate and 1 gram of manganese dioxide."
this video shows us how to get mno2 ( manganese dioxide ) from old batteries ?
but how do we make potassium nitrate (kno3) ?
in this video cody shows us how to make potassium nitrate from urine, some crushed limestone to keep acid levels low, hay & potash ( plant ashes ):
WWMD (what would macguyver do ?)
mysteries of venus store
here are some other helpful videos and remember to play safe !
make thermite (manganese hydroxide) from old batteries ?
this video shows us how to make potash (potassium carbonate) from burning wood and soaking the ashes ( potassium word originates from "pot ashes" ) :
this video shows us how to make potassium nitrate from potassium carbonate (potash) and copper nitrate:
this video shows us how to make copper nitrate from old leftover copper and nitric acid
wikipedia says "purification of barud (crude saltpeter mineral) by boiling it with minimal water and using only the hot solution, then the use of potassium carbonate (in the form of wood ashes) to remove calcium and magnesium by precipitation of their carbonates from this solution, leaving a solution of purified potassium nitrate, which could then be dried.[15] "
" Potash /ˈpɒtæʃ/ is any of various mined and manufactured salts that contain potassium in water-soluble form.[1] The name derives frompot ash, which refers to plant ashes soaked in water in a pot, the primary means of manufacturing the product before the industrial era. The word potassium is derived from potash.[2] "
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potash
" Collecting bat guano from caves used to be the main way to obtain potassium nitrate - also known as saltpeter - but these days there's a much easier way to get what you need to make this basic component of science experiments, fertilizers and gunpowder. Pick up a few instant cold packs and a container of sodium-free salt and you're in business. See Step 1 to get started. "
http://m.wikihow.com/Make-Potassium-Nitrate
" Less than 10 percent of all the manganese used in the United States goes to the production of manganese compounds. Perhaps the most important commercial use of these compounds is manganese dioxide (MnO 2 ). Manganese dioxide is used to make dry-cell batteries. These batteries are used in electronic equipment, flashlights, and pagers. Dry cell batteries hold a black pasty substance containing manganese dioxide. The use of manganese dioxide in a dry cell prevents hydrogen gas from collecting in the battery as electricity is produced. "
Read more: http://www.chemistryexplained.com/elements/L-P/Manganese.html#ixzz4c9HmKMAt
http://www.chemistryexplained.com/elements/L-P/Manganese.html
