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http://dx.doi.org/10.12925/jkocs.2015.32.2.290

A Study on the High Purity Separation of Nitrocellulose from 175mm Ammunition Propellant  

Song, Ju-Yeong (Division of Civil, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Changwon National University)
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Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology / v.32, no.2, 2015 , pp. 290-295 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to separate nitrocellulose from 175 mm ammunition propellant by environmentally responsible recovery method. Recovery of nitrocellulose from obsolete ammunition is much more desirable than destruction since it can be reused in the several purpose. In spite of durable demilitarization of obsolete ammunition, the current holding amount of obsolete ammunition is gradually increasing and accumulated. The existing demilitarization methods, such as incineration and priming are strictly restricted for the noise, dust, oscillation and air and soil pollution. This study is focused on the separation of nitrocellulose by environmentally responsible recovery method by the solubility difference of nitrocellulose in nonpolar solvent. The purity of an extracted nitrocellulose was analysed by IR and TLC method and was clarified as very high.
Keywords
Nitrocellulose; Ammunition propellant; Nonpolar solvent; High purity separation; Environmentally fresponsible recovery;
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