Where/How to Get/Make Chemicals/Substances

Ammonium Bicarbonate- You can find ammonium bicarbonate at many major

supermarkets, usually in small glass jars near the baking soda.

Ammonium Carbonate [(NH4)2CO3]- Smelling salts (drug store) are ammonium

carbonate.

Ammonium Hydroxide (NH4OH)- Ammonium hydroxide may be prepared by mixing

household ammonia (sold as a cleaner) and strong ammonia (sold in some pharmacies)
with water.

Ammonium Nitrate- Pellets from a cold pack/compress

Ascorbic Acid (C6H8O6)- Ascorbic acid is vitamin C. It is sold as vitamin C tablets in

the pharmacy

Bismuth- Environmentally friendly (green) fishing line sinkers. Sports' Academy has
them.

Black Powder- 75% Potassium Nitrate. 10% sulfur. 15% Charcoal.

Black Powder w/o Sulfur- 70% Potassium Nitrate. 20% Sugar. 10% Charcoal.

Borax or Sodium Tetraborate (Na2B4O7 * 10H2O)- Borax is sold in solid form as a

laundry booster, all-purpose cleaner and sometimes as an insecticide.

Boric Acid (H3BO3)- Boric acid is sold in pure form as a powder for use as a
disinfectant (pharmacy section) or insecticide

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)- Limestone and calcite are calcium carbonate. Eggshells
and seashells are calcium carbonate.

Calcium Chloride- Calcium chloride is Damp Rid, found in the grocery store cleaning
aisle or Wal-Mart in larger sizes. Calcium chloride can be found as a laundry booster or
as a road salt or de-icing agent. If you are using the road salt, be sure it is pure calcium
chloride and not a mixture of various salts.

Calcium Hydroxide (Ca(OH)2)- Calcium hydroxide is sold with garden supplies as

slaked lime or garden lime to reduce soil acidity

Calcium Oxide (CaO)- Calcium oxide is sold as quicklime at builder supply stores.
Calcium Sulfate (CaSO4 * H2O)- Calcium sulphate is sold as plaster of Paris in craft
stores and building supply stores

Charcoal- Burn wood, preferably hardwood, in a fire. Let the coals cool down.
Coals=Charcoal.

EDTA- Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid is sold under various names as the tetrasodium

salt. It is in crystalline granular form for purpose of chelating iron and copper from
swimming pool water. Most pool supply retailers have it. It is quite alkaline in aqueous
solution.

Flash Powder- 70% Potassium Perchlorate. 30% Dark Aluminum Powder.

Hydrochloric acid- Hydrochloric Acid listed as Muratic Acid at pool supply stores.

Iron Oxide (Rust)- Burn Steel Wool

Magnesium- Scrape sandpaper with a blade. The resulting power is it.

Magnesium Sulfate (MgSO4 * 7H2O)- Epsom salts, usually sold at a pharmacy, are
magnesium sulfate

Methyl Alcohol or Methanol- Heet gas-line antifreeze and water remover, which is sold
as an automotive supply, is essentially pure methyl alcohol or methanol.

Naphthalene (C10H8)- Some mothballs are pure naphthalene, though check the
ingredients since others are made using (para)dichlorobenzene

Potassium Iodide- Probably at an organic health food market.

Potassium Nitrate- Grant’s or Spectracide Stump Remover

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)- Silicon dioxide is found as clean sand, which is sold at garden
and building supply stores. Broken glass is another source of silicon dioxide.

Smoke Composition(Smoke Bomb)- 60g Potassium Nitrate. 40g Sugar. 1 Tsp Baking
Soda. 3 tbsp powdered dye. Mix KNO3 and Sugar in saucepan. Melt and stir over low
heat until like peanut butter. Take off heat. Mix in baking soda and dye. Fill cardboard
tube with warm mixture and put a writing pen in the center halfway down. Let harden for
1 hour. Pull out pen, insert fuse, and secure with cotton balls in the pen tube hole. Wrap it
completely up with aluminum foil or duct tape with fuse sticking out the side. Light,
enjoy.

Sodium Bicarbonate- Baking soda.

Sodium Chloride- Table salt.

Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH)- Sodium hydroxide is a strong base that may sometimes be
found in solid drain cleaner. The pure chemical is waxy white solid, so if you see other
colors in the product, expect that it contains impurities.

Sodium Silicate- It can be found in the auto section in Wal-mart called Stop Leak for
leaky radiators. There are impurities in the bottom so you have to either pour the good
stuff off the top or filter it.

Sulfuric Acid- Car batteries are full of it, only it’s diluted 40%. Boil it in a glass
container until clear or white fumes appear. >90% Pure.--- 95% H2SO4 with inhibitors
can be found at hardware stores under the name "Liquid Fire".

Thermite- Iron Oxide/ Aluminum Powder 8/3 Ratio. Ignite with sparklers.

Zinc (Zn)- Zinc blocks may be sold by some electronics supply stores for use as anode.
Zinc sheets may be sold as roof flashing at some building supply stores.