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From Cotton to Guncotton

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Infographic showing cellulose converted to guncotton with HNO3/H2SO4, with chemical structures and a note on fuel and oxygen in one molecule.

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Nitration with HNO3 and H2SO4 replaces cellulose's hydroxyl groups with nitrate esters, putting fuel and oxygen in one molecule.

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