> i would think that just "methy ethyl ketone peroxide" would be
> dangerous enough by itself!  wouldn't that be a mono-propelant
> to an extent?

Peroxides in resin use are often dissolved in and moderated by
phthalates so they're more of a combustion hazard. If you get
the conditions wrong/right they can go bang. For example acetyl
peroxide is shock sensitive, especially if it's allowed to get cold and
cystallise. And we did periodic checks on the ether bottles for any
formation of ether peroxide crystals. We never did find any at our
branch but the other did and was evacuated and the fire brigade
took advice from the army bomb squad

And back to practical safety lessons - one mad bastard in the QC
lab next door tried his hand, very successfully, at making ammonium
tri-iodide. He put it all over the place - under mats, in keyholes
and door catches. As soon as he got busted he was sacked on the
spot. No ifs buts maybes, clear your desk, hurry up, bye-bye.
Completely mental. A lab (and yard) full of solvents, hydrogen
cyclinders, and assorted ugly stuff like flammable isocyanates, very
very nasty chromic acid and he's planting mini-bombs. For a laugh

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