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cellulose with greater avidity than the acid is adsorbed, that is,
with a solution of some substance which has, as he says, a greater
adhesion tension for nitrocellulose than the acid has. Such substances
are aniline red, Bismarck brown, methyl orange,
FIGURE 65. Fred Olsen. Has done important work on cellulose and has
made many improvements in detonating explosives, high explosives, and
smokeless powder; in particular, has invented processes for the quick
stabilization of nitrocellulose and for the production of ball-grain powder
Chief of Chemical Research, Aetna Explosives Company, 1917-1919;
Chemical Adviser, Picatinny Arsenal, 1919-1928; Technical Director,
Western Cartridge Company, 1929—.
wi-phenylenediamine, urea, substituted ureas such as diethyldiphenylurea,
and diphenylamine. A 0.5% solution of urea in water
may be used. A half-hour washing with a 0.5% solution of
diphenylamine in alcohol was more effective in producing stability