Re: Winokur 39 glitter


"Kelly Jones" <kellyjones1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:5bj9o8F2t4gn8U1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Why not sodium or calcium?

Sodium is a monoatomic color emitter, so it will color things amber even without a chlorine donor.
Calcium requires little provocation to emit in the orange. It'll work, but should be very pure. Then it exhibits the same characteristics as magnesium carbonate.


(Also, I note that D1 contains sodium bicarb, so at least sometimes sodium carbonates are effective in this role?)

Sodium carbonate is so strongly basic it can screw up the pH of your mixture badly enough to set off reactions between the nitrate and the aluminum -- best to avoid it.

Sodium bicarbonate is a dandy gold color contributor. I use it in my "buttered popcorn gold glitter".

LLoyd

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