Nitrocellulose has a similar aspect to cotton (white and fibrous texture). It is a nitrate cellulose ester polymer with β (1→4) bonds between monomers, produced from the nitration of cell...

Is nitrocellulose an element?

nitrocellulose, also called cellulose nitrate, a mixture of nitric esters of cellulose, and a highly flammable compound that is the main ingredient of modern gunpowder and is also employed in certain lacquers and paints.

Is nitrocellulose a resin?

The Nitrocellulose Group is one of the world's leading manufacturers of industrial nitrocellulose, a film forming resin which is widely used in the inks and coatings market. ... Nitrocellulose or cellulose nitrate is made by treating natural cellulose (diced wood pulp) or cotton linters with sulphuric and nitric acids.