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<blockquote data-quote="65WSM" data-source="post: 958269" data-attributes="member: 9551"><p>The carbon is coming from the cellulose part of nitrocellulose. Cellulose is a carbohydrate polymer that makes up plant fibers, wood, cotton, rayon, etc. Cellulose is made by plants "fixing" carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in a process called photosynthesis. An example of the carbon content of cellulose is that under pressure for 270 million years and cellulose becomes coal, more pressure graphite and even more pressure diamonds.</p><p> </p><p>When I use Reloader 25 in my 6.5 WSM I often refer to it as "burning soft coal." The comment has some truth.</p><p> </p><p>Cellulose treated with Nitric Acid produces Nitrocellulose which is single base smokeless powder. The nitrocellulose is a polymer which was used at one time to make photographic film. Running a projector in a movie theatre was at one time a dangerous job because of the nitrocellulose. Under desperate circumstances photographic film has been cut into pieces and put in handloads in place of powder. I tried it as a youth. It works, but you still have to have a primer. </p><p> </p><p>Herter's used to sell paints, for painting fishing lures and duck decoys, that used nitrocellulose dissolved in ketone as a polymer base. "Celluloid Enamel" I used to have a collection of colors of those paints. </p><p> </p><p>I like to use SeaFoam from NAPA or WalMart for carbon removal. Carbon is a big issue and quickly expands groups with my .20 PPC and .204 Ruger rifles.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="65WSM, post: 958269, member: 9551"] The carbon is coming from the cellulose part of nitrocellulose. Cellulose is a carbohydrate polymer that makes up plant fibers, wood, cotton, rayon, etc. Cellulose is made by plants "fixing" carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in a process called photosynthesis. An example of the carbon content of cellulose is that under pressure for 270 million years and cellulose becomes coal, more pressure graphite and even more pressure diamonds. When I use Reloader 25 in my 6.5 WSM I often refer to it as "burning soft coal." The comment has some truth. Cellulose treated with Nitric Acid produces Nitrocellulose which is single base smokeless powder. The nitrocellulose is a polymer which was used at one time to make photographic film. Running a projector in a movie theatre was at one time a dangerous job because of the nitrocellulose. Under desperate circumstances photographic film has been cut into pieces and put in handloads in place of powder. I tried it as a youth. It works, but you still have to have a primer. Herter's used to sell paints, for painting fishing lures and duck decoys, that used nitrocellulose dissolved in ketone as a polymer base. "Celluloid Enamel" I used to have a collection of colors of those paints. I like to use SeaFoam from NAPA or WalMart for carbon removal. Carbon is a big issue and quickly expands groups with my .20 PPC and .204 Ruger rifles. [/QUOTE]
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