Dualin

Dualin is an explosive material based on nitroglycerin and nitrogenized cellulose using sawdust or wood pulp. It is inferior to dynamite and more liable to explosion. Dualin was invented by the Prussian chemist Lieutenant Dittmar in April 1869.[1]

References

  1. Raymond, Rossiter W. (1870). Statistics of Mines and Mining in the States and Territories West of the Rocky Mountains. United States Commissions of Mining Statistics. p. 495.
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