In essence, the Vatican uses oxidisers (potassium perchlorate and chlorate) combined with carbon sources (lactose and rosin). Electrical heating of the flue and backup air fans are also deployed ...

And if a new pope has been elected, potassium chlorate, lactose and chloroform resin would be added to produce white smoke. Has a pope ever been elected on the first ballot? It is possible for a ...

The white smoke was produced using potassium chlorate, lactose and chloroform resin. The once-mysterious recipe for the smoke was unveiled in 2013, The New York Times reported then. The cardinals ...

anthracene, and sulfur. White smoke is created by burning ballots with a mixture of potassium chlorate, lactose, and rosin.

anthracene, and sulfur. White smoke is created by burning ballots with a mixture of potassium chlorate, lactose, and rosin.

For white smoke, the Vatican says it used to use wet straw, but to make it a more pure color, instead of a confusing grey, they use potassium chlorate, lactose and a tree or bush resin called ...

But if there is a winner, the burning ballots are mixed with potassium chlorate, lactose and chloroform resin to produce the white smoke. The white smoke came out of the chimney on the fifth ...

Black smoke is . White smoke, the chemical combination of potassium chlorate, lactose and chloroform resin, means it’s go time.) And go, go, go did everyone have to… go. Reporters scrambled ...

Following the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday, the conclave is set to commence today (May 7) to begin the papal selection process and choose a new leader of the global Church. The famously ...