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Science and Technology of Energetic Materials

Vol.64, No.6 (2003)

Letter

Study on the spontaneous ignition of cellulose nitrate Preparation and hazard evaluation of 1-O-methyl-β-d-glucopyranoside-2,3,4,6- tetranitrate as model compound of cellulose nitrate (*in Japanese)
Katsumi Katoh, Lu Le, Mitsuru Arai, and Masamitsu Tamura
p.254-257

Abstract

Preparation and hazard evaluation of 1-O-methyl-β-d-glucopyranoside-2,3,4,6-tetranitrate(1) was performed in order to clarify the mechanism of spontaneous ignition of cellulose nitrate. The white crystal was obtained by reaction between 1-O-methyl-β-d-glucoside and fuming nitric acid in chloroform. The white crystal was identified as 1 using elemental analysis, FT-IR spectrum, and melting-point by SC-DSC. Additionally, hazard evaluation was performed by friction test, drop hammer test, and electrostatic sensitivity test. It was confirmed that the sensitivities of 1 was not too high to treat as model compound for cellulose nitrate.

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