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video How to Make Flash Paper - Magic Trick Fireballs (Nitrocellulose)
This is a demonstration of the salt method I use to make nitrocellulose. A better demonstration of the flash cotton I have made with this method can be seen in my video 'Fireballs Vs. My Hands'. A much higher quality flash paper can be made with this method if 100% cotton paper is used rather than fabric. I chose to use fabric because it is more readily available and less expensive than cotton paper.
A more advanced process for making much higher quality nitrocellulose can be found here:
http://www.grassrootsdiy.com/NC.htm
A more advanced process for making much higher quality nitrocellulose can be found here:
http://www.grassrootsdiy.com/NC.htm
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Could I just directly add nitric acid to cellulose instead? Or are the left over nitrate salts/ sulphuric acid required to complete the nitration?
Also, could any other nitrate salt be used instead of potassium? Because I can obtain (impure) Ammonium nitrate quite easily but for me potassium nitrate is quite hard to come by.