General knowledge of nitrocellulose

1. Introduction

Nitrocellulose——a wonderful product that helps make the life around us more colorful..

Nitrocellulose (NC) is a kind of white fibrous or flake fiber and it is a very important material in many fields. It is an inflammable solid whose formula is [C6H7O2(OH)3-r (ONO2)r]n. Acid, alkali, oxidant, reductant or heat and direct sunlight will make unfavorable affection on the quality of nitrocellulose.

Industrial NC has wide usages, NC for lacquers can be applied in producing different types of lacquer, stencil paper, ink, varnished cloth, sealing cover, binder, leather oil, nail polish, and so on. NC for Celluloid is mainly used for table-tennis ball and celluloid adornment products.