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    Cellulose derivatives like pyroxylin or soluble gun cotton are produced by nitrating purified cotton or wood pulp with a mixture of nitric and sulfuric acids. Pyroxylin is highly flammable and was used in the manufacture of colloidons, adhesives, and lacquers.

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    Cellulose derivatives like pyroxylin or soluble gun cotton are produced by nitrating purified cotton or wood pulp with a mixture of nitric and sulfuric acids. Pyroxylin is highly flammable and was used in the manufacture of colloidons, adhesives, and lacquers.

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    Derivatives of Cellulose: Pyroxylin or Soluble Gun Cotton

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    Jameross B. Tabiano RPh
    Cellulose derivatives like pyroxylin or soluble gun cotton are produced by nitrating purified cotton or wood pulp with a mixture of nitric and sulfuric acids. Pyroxylin is highly flammable and was used in the manufacture of colloidons, adhesives, and lacquers.

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    Derivatives of Cellulose

    PYROXYLIN OR SOLUBLE GUN COTTON



    - Pur fire; Xulon wood
    - highly flammable
    Source:
    Purified cotton or Wood pulp
    Process:
    Nitrating cellulose with mixture of nitric acid
    and sulfuric acid


    Uses:
    -used in the manufacture of colloidons,
    adhesives, lacquers

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