Bekende eigenschappen;

• Principe op basis van exotherme reactie
• Chemische stof: Lithiumperchloraat
• Wordt ook gebruikt als vaste brandstof voor raketten
• Wordt gebruikt in de mijnbouw onder de naam "Oxygen Candle"
• Andere benamingen:
  • Binary Scrubber Agent
  • O3
  • Elektron
  • LiClO₄
• Verwar Superoxide niet met HP-1, dit is normale sofnolime

An oxygen candel is usually potasiumchlorate being heated (>300 C):

KClO3 + heat -> KCl + 3/2 O2

This system was used in submarines for topping of oxygen levels in an emergency. Another way of doing this without the heating is to use managanesedioxid

(Mn02) as a catalyst so that the chlorate reaction can be used without the dangers of the high temp.

The system used in many portable units such as the Russin IP4 is a system where CO2 is rapidly produced upon activation by breaking a container of sulfuric acid so that it is mixed with bakingpowder making CO2

(H2S04 + K2C03 -> K2S04 + H2O + C02). This high dose of CO2 then reacts with the 'O3'-scrubber and gets the scrubber going and O2 flowing...

 

As far as I know the russians also use lithiumperchlorate (LiClO4) to produce O2 in their spaceprogram. This probably reacts in this way: LiCLO4

-> LiCl + 2O2

(thanks to Mr. Anders Puranen, Sweden)