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E. Schultze
Prussian chemist
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development of nitrocellulosic propellant
- In explosive: Nitrocellulosic explosives
About 1860 Major E. Schultze of the Prussian army produced a useful nitrocellulosic propellant. He nitrated small pieces of wood by placing them in nitric acid and then, after removing the acid, impregnated the pieces with barium and potassium nitrates. The purpose of the latter was to provide…
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