Nitrocellulose in Propellants: Characteristics and Thermal Properties

(М. Анжелес Фернандес де ла Осса, Mercedes Торре, Кармен Гарсия-Руи. Нитроцеллюлоза в порохах: характеристики и термические свойства).Scientific paper in Journal «Advances in Materials Science Research». Volume 7. 2012. – 20 р.Nitrocellulose was discovered, by the German-Swiss chemist C.F. Schonbein. in the first half of the nineteenth century but remains to have a great interest today. Nitrocellulose has a similar aspect to cotton (white and fibrous texture). It is a nitrate cellulose ester polymer with BETTA (1— 4) bonds between monomers, produced from the nitration of cellulose. Macromolecule NC has different applications depending on their degree of nitration. Nitrocellulose with a low degree of nitration is applied in paints, lacquers, varnishes, inks. etc. while nitrocellulose with a high degree of nitration ( 12.5%) is used in explosives. Within the nitrocellulose- containing explosives are included dynamites and propellants. Propellants containing nitrocellulose are smokeless gunpowders, which are widely used by the international military community for propelling projectiles.Contents:
Abstract.
Introduction.
Characterization of Nitrocellulose.
Degradation of Nitrocellulose Contained in Explosives.
Conclusion.