Isopropanol safe handling

Caution Potassium and potassium-graphite laminate (C8K) are pyrophoric and react violently with water, low molecular weight alcohols, and chlorinated solvents. They must be handled with care and used in strictly anhydrous solvents. Excess K or C8K can be safely destroyed by suspending them in anhydrous THF and slowly adding an excess of isopropanol (technical grade). 

Acetone, isopropanol and ethanol are used in the manufacture of nitrocellulose explosives. Again solvency properties are important. The alcohols are also used as damping materials for nitrocellulose resins, making them safe to handle and transport. 

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