Nobel conducted research on explosives in France in the 1860s. In an accident, his younger brother was killed. The father was seriously injured. Bathroom He rented a barge and started new research on explosives on Lake Maralen.
In one experiment, a bottle containing nitroglycerin broke, and the nitroglycerin that escaped was absorbed by the inert powdered silica underneath the bottle that was used to reduce vibration. Nobel unexpectedly discovered that the mixture of nitroglycerine and silica not only made the explosive more powerful, but also made it safer to produce, use and handle. Later, he replaced Kuitu with a wooden paddle and made a new high explosive called Dana Dynamite.
In 1887, Nobel used nitroglycerine instead of ether and ethanol to make similar smokeless gunpowder. He will also add ammonium nitrate to Dana dynamite to replace part of the nitroglycerin to create a safer and cheaper "special Dana dynamite", also known as "extra strong yellow gunpowder." Nobel's many inventions make him worthy of the praise of "the father of modern explosives".
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Historical Development of Explosives
Through the development of picric acid, rosin, etc., explosives gradually became C4 plastic explosives. Picric acid was first synthesized by P. Wolfe of England in 1771. RDX, invented by the German Henning in 1899, was the most powerful explosive before the advent of the atomic bomb.
C4 plastic explosive is originally produced in the Czech Republic, and now the United States is also a major producer. This kind of explosive can easily evade X-ray security inspections, which is why terrorists like to use it. It is also difficult for police dogs without specific sniff training to identify it. It is precisely because of these properties of C4 that it is generally used by the military of various countries and is difficult for ordinary people to obtain.
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