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 ...

Manganese metal looks like, uh, nothing special. A shiny metal. But some of the chemical compounds that contain the element are very special. One, potassium permanganate may have been the inspiration ...

Consumers adore vintage-looking jeans, but potassium permanganate (PP), a chemical oxidizer that is used to accentuate worn, faded design elements on denim remains one of the denim industry's dirty ...

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 ...

CAPE TOWN - The National Poisons Information Helpline reports that it’s received more than 1,000 potassium permanganate-related calls between 2015 and 2023. The purple-coloured chemical, more commonly ...

Potassium permanganate is a mild antiseptic with astringent properties. It is used in dermatology to treat weeping skin conditions. Potassium permanganate tablets are commonly used in clinical ...

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 ...

BURNS of the vagina and cervix due to the use of potassium permanganate tablets as an abortifacient constitute a new and gradually increasing serious complication of early pregnancy in and around ...

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When glycerol and dry potassium permanaganate are added together, an extremely exothermic reaction occurs. The potassium ...