Jump to content

Pyrocollodion

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Materialscientist (talk | contribs) at 10:53, 11 May 2020 (Reverted edits by 2A02:C7F:1E84:FE00:69C0:2E5F:6B27:17E2 (talk): not providing a reliable source (WP:CITE, WP:RS) (HG) (3.4.10)). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Pyrocollodion is a smokeless powder invented by Dmitri Mendeleev.

History

Dmitri Mendeleev discovered Pyrocollodion in 1892 and proposed its use as a replacement for gunpowder in the Russian Navy. This offer was rejected because of cost and efficiency.

Functionality

Pyrocollodion is known to be spontaneously combustible, and explosive.

When ignited Pyrocollodion will burn and explode quickly with excessive heat output compared to the existing gunpowders of the time. Pyrocollodion was a reasonable choice or option at the time for military munitions use.

If ignited in a tight contained space, Pyrocollodion will leave little to no remnants, such as unburned powder, particular kinds of flame scarring, or smoke of any kind.

Chemistry

Pyrocollodion is a variant of nitrocellulose family of compounds.

Stub icon

This explosives-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pyrocollodion&oldid=956072587"