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Traditional Chinese Fuhuo Fire-Subduing Method: Low-Temperature Control of Sulfur, Realgar and Arsenic Trioxide — Early Gunpowder Prototype

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In short: Traditional Chinese Fuhuo Fire-Subduing Method: Low-Temperature Control of Sulfur, Realgar and Arsenic Trioxide — Early Gunpowder Prototype — "Fire-subduing" is the operation closest to modern chemical experiments in external alchemy. Its original meaning is to "tame"...

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"Fire-subduing" is the operation closest to modern chemical experiments in external alchemy. Its original meaning is to "tame" violent minerals (flammable, explosive, highly toxic) so that they will no longer hurt people. The essence is to control the oxidation and sulfidation reaction speed of sulfur, arsenic, antimony and other elements. A typical Fuhuo recipe uses sulfur, realgar (arsenic tetrasulfide As4S4), and saltpeter (potassium nitrate) as the skeleton, with plant ash (potassium carbonate) and saponin charcoal (carbon source) as slow-release agents. After the three are mixed, the ignition point is significantly lowered. If heated in a closed container, it will first expand and turn white with a "pop" sound (generating sulfate and arsenate solid state volume expansion). The ancients called it "whitening by immersing fire". …

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