Overview. Potassium nitrate, also known as saltpeter, is an odorless powder composed of transparent and/or white crystals. It is prepared commercially for use in a number of products, including gunpowder, fireworks, matches, rocket propellants, ceramics, glass and fertilizers.ire. While potassium nitrate itself is not combustible, it is considered to be a strong oxidizer, meaning that it releases oxygen when it breaks down, or decomposes. This oxygen release greatly enhances the flammability of other materials.
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U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May will trigger the beginning of the country's process of leaving the European Union on March 29, according to reports Monday. The move comes after British lawmakers last week passed the Article 50 bill that paved the way for Brexit to get underway.