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[MDH]

Usually, I am giving, rather than accepting formulas. But as glitter is always an effect I have had no ability to make consistently (of all things in the world, seeing I can make colored strobes and report formulas from soap fats ) I am curious as to whether barium carbonate can directly substitute sodium carbonate in the standard D1 formula.

From my understanding this would merely emit barium oxide white instead of sodium oxide yellow... But would it be too easily reduced by the aluminum and emit less bright flashes or simply burn up with the composition early in the stages of burning, omitting the light flashes?

Or would it simply produce a white glitter as I am hoping.

Cheers everyone, and a good luck to your new years displays.

-MDH.

Edited by MDH, 22 December 2009 - 12:13 AM.

[Mumbles]

I have never done it specifically for D1, but I have done it for other compositions. I find it doesn't give quite the delay that NaHCO3 does, so you will probably get more of a glittering than a strobing, if that makes any sense.