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'''Nitrostarch''' is a secondary [[explosive]] similar to [[nitrocellulose]] made by the [[nitration]] of [[starch]] by a mixture of [[sulfuric acid]] and [[nitric acid]]. |
'''Nitrostarch''' is a secondary [[explosive]]<ref name="Turkington2009">{{cite book|author=Robert Turkington|title=Chemicals Used for Illegal Purposes|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4pwMQM3PuyoC&pg=PA295|date=26 October 2009|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=978-0-470-18780-7|pages=295–}}</ref> similar to [[nitrocellulose]] made by the [[nitration]] of [[starch]] by a mixture of [[sulfuric acid]] and [[nitric acid]]. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Nitrostarch was discovered and invented by [[French people|French]] [[chemist]] and [[pharmacist]] [[Henri Braconnot]]. <ref name="Pichtel2016">{{cite book|author=John Pichtel|title=Terrorism and WMDs: Awareness and Response, Second Edition|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GD2LDQAAQBAJ&pg=PT207|date=15 September 2016|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-4987-3901-6|pages=207–}}</ref> |
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Nitrostarch was invented by H. Barconnot in 1833. |
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In [[World War I]], it was used as a filler in [[hand grenades]]. |
In [[World War I]], it was used as a filler in [[hand grenades]]. <ref name="Shalash1955">{{cite book|author=Zakaria Abdel-rahman Shalash|title=Studies on nitration of starch stabilization and explosive prop...|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e9MTAQAAIAAJ|year=1955}}</ref> |
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==References== |
== References == |
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*Sam Barros’PowerLabs, http://www.powerlabs.org |
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Revision as of 13:57, 20 August 2019
Nitrostarch is a secondary explosive[1] similar to nitrocellulose made by the nitration of starch by a mixture of sulfuric acid and nitric acid.
History
Nitrostarch was discovered and invented by French chemist and pharmacist Henri Braconnot. [2]
In World War I, it was used as a filler in hand grenades. [3]
References
- ^ Robert Turkington (26 October 2009). Chemicals Used for Illegal Purposes. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 295–. ISBN 978-0-470-18780-7.
- ^ John Pichtel (15 September 2016). Terrorism and WMDs: Awareness and Response, Second Edition. Taylor & Francis. pp. 207–. ISBN 978-1-4987-3901-6.
- ^ Zakaria Abdel-rahman Shalash (1955). Studies on nitration of starch stabilization and explosive prop...
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