(MENAFN- IMARC Group) The barium chloride manufacturing report covers various aspects, ranging from a broad market overview to intricate details like unit operations, raw material and utility ...

Katharina M. Fromm relates how barium and its ores went from a magical, glowing species that attracted witches and alchemists to components in a variety of compounds that are key parts of modern life.

More than 1,000 years ago, most likely in China, someone made the serendipitous discovery that a mixture of sulfur, charcoal, and potassium nitrate burns with startling speed and flash. The mixture, ...