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- It is used as a solid propellant in military grade firearms
- Waterproof so it can be used in underwater mines
- Underwater torpedoes
- Above ground targeting missile systems
- Replaced nitroglycerine as a more safe and manageable explosive although it is often mixed
- Used by Kodak as the first flexible film base
- Holds staples together, lacquer coating on guitars and wood, coats playing cards
- More commonly known as guncotton or smokeless powder
- It is 3x more powerful than gun powder
- Can be burned wet
- Polymer
- The degree of nitration will determine how flammable or soluble it is. 12.6% Nitrogen has the highest flammability.
- When it dries it becomes white and fluffy
- Will ignite in temperatures as low as 150*C Flash point 4.4*C
- When elephant poaching was banned in 1869 a substitute for ivory was needed in the pool industry. John Wesley Hyatt stepped up to the plate to create artificial ivory made with nitrocellulose. He won a $10,000 prize for his invention. However nitrocellulose balls were quickly banned as they would explode on impact if they were hit too hard.
- Gunpowder invented in 9th century China
- First known chemical explosive
- Discovery spread worldwide in the 1300's
- Black powder used primaryily in early firearms and explosives
- Lead to the discovery of Nitrocellulose
- Smokeless powder was discovered in 1884 by Paul Vieille
- Made to reduce muzzle smoke
- Allowed the gun to last longer
- Waterproof, could be used in any conditions
- Over time nitrocellulose will degrade into nitric acid
- OH groups are replaced by NO2 groups
- 1.8-2.8 OH groups are replaced in a reaction
- Nitration reaction
- Combustion reaction