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The team is currently investigating nitrocellulose as an alternative pyrotechnic mechanism to black powder.

 

Potential Advantages

Nitrocellulose has a number of advantages over the traditionally used 4F Black Powder. Nitrocellulose's combustion products are all gaseous. The reaction follows the following equation:

2C_6H_7N_3O_11 + /frac{9}{2}O_2 /longrightarrow 12CO_2 + 3N_2 + 7H_2O

 

Resources:

The Burning Rate Behavior of Pure Nitrocellulose Propellant Samples from the Army Research Laboratory

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