KARBONIT. See [CARBONITE].
KAUSOLIT.—An ammonium perchlorate explosive, introduced about 1915 by the Stockholm Superphosphaten-fabriks A.-b.
KENT POWDER was a coal-mine explosive made by the Cotton Powder Co. It was of the [Carbonite] type and was on the Permitted List. It is now no longer “permitted.”
| Date of Permit | 10-2-14 |
| Nitroglycerine | 24 |
| Potassium nitrate | 32·5 |
| Wood meal | 33·5 |
| Ammonium oxalate | 10 |
Limit charge | over 32 oz. |
| Power (swing of ballistic pendulum) | 2·01” |
KENTITE is a coal-mine explosive made by British Westfalite, Ltd. It was on the old Permitted List and also passed the Rotherham Test, and so is still “permitted”—
| Ammonium nitrate | 34 |
| Potassium nitrate | 34 |
| Trinitro-toluene | 17 |
| Ammonium chloride | 15 |
Limit charge | 18 oz. |
| Power (swing of ballistic pendulum) | 2·64” |
KIESELBACHER CHLORATSPRENGSTOFF.
See [MIEDZIANKIT].
KINETIT.—A German explosive made by gelatinising nitro-cellulose with nitro-benzene, and incorporating it with potassium nitrate and chlorate. It is somewhat sensitive to blows, etc. Early samples contained also antimony sulphide which rendered them decidedly dangerous.
KIWIT.—A German chlorate explosive introduced during the War. It contains not more than 77 per cent. of sodium or potassium chlorate, carbon carriers such as paraffin, naphthalene, vaseline, meal or oil, also not more than 15 per cent. of liquid trinitro-toluene, and may contain dinitro-toluene, dinitro-naphthalene, sodium chloride and not more than 4 per cent. of guncotton.
KOHLENKARBONIT. See [CARBONITE].