Smoke-producing agents

Hoekstein, K.C. (1984) Smoke-Producing Agent, Neth. Appl., NL 8400700 Chem. Abstr., 102, 116102 . 

US desgn for smoke-producing agent of WWI Zn + ZnCla + ZnO high energy fuel high-explosive, light (shell)... 

Opacite Fr desgn for SnCl4, smoke-producing agent of WWI... 

Pk How pack howitzer S(mixture) Brit smoke-producing agent... 

PWP, Plasticized White Phosphorus. A finely divided WP suspended in gel of rubber and xylene. It is a smoke producing agent vrith side incendiary effects. Its action is similar to WP except that it is slower burning(Ref 36,p 29-41 Ref 54a,p 68). Both PWP and WP are Class C chemical agents Q. A chemical agent of specialized application (Ref 54a,p 68)(Its formula is secret)... 

Chemical Pots or Smoke Pots Portable containers, usually cylindrical in shape, filled with a chemical smoke-producing agent. They may be subdivided into "burning and "generator types. The former type is usually filled with a mixt consisting of HC 47, ZnO 47 granulated A1 6% when ignited it burns with evoln of dense smoke. 

S(mixture) Brit smoke-producing agent of WWI K nitrate 45, pitch 30, sulfur 12, borax 9 glue 4%... 

Ordnance Missile Test Facility, White Sands, NM Office of Naval Intelligency Fr desgn for SnCl, smoke-producing agent of WWI Ordnance Pamphlet... 

Used by France and Germany in WWI. Colourless corrosive liquid bp 153°C. Fumes in contact with air, producing HC1 and H2SO4. Strong irritant. Used as a smoke-producing agent. 

Colourless liquid, bp 69.2°C. Smoke-producing agent, pungent odour, corrosive to skin and mucous membranes. Used by the British and French in WWI as a mixture with phosgene and chloropicrin. 

Stannic chloride, KJ, Opacite, Smoke-producing agent less dangerous than phosphorus. Liquid, bp 114°C, fumes in moist air stannic hydroxide and HC1. Less-dense smoke than some but penetrated WWI gas mask canisters. Irritant. Used as a mixture with phosgene and chloropicrin. Very expensive for large-scale use in war. 

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