Inventors:
Libera M. Dogliotti - Sherborn MA
Ronald C. Chalk - London, CA
Leo A. Spano - Cumberland RI
Dale H. Sieling - Natick MA
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army - Washington DC
International Classification:
C05F 702
Abstract:
Nitrocellulose is reacted with ammonium hydroxide to produce a mixture of monium nitrate with various degradation products derived from cellulose, the mixture being useful as fertilizer either in the form of an aqueous slurry or in dry powdery or granular form.