Drying out Nitrocellulose

[Oddmanrockets]

I’ve been using a different form of Nitrocellulose and Bought some that is shipped “wet”

We’ve been having the May Grey and June Gloom so I’m having issues getting it to Dry out

Any Hints or Tips on Drying it out ?
Thx

[ThrownBiscuit]

It might be better to store it wet, (less prone to detonation, ignition, deflagration, degradation, etc.). If you planning to use it for lacquer, try dissolving the wet nitrocellulose in acetone which will somewhat displace the water due to being miscible with water. Then the lacquer can be applied to whatever you will use it for and the acetone will evaporate much more readily. Also the lacquer being in somewhat thin layers will allow the water content to evaporate more readily as well.

[cmjlab]

Put it on a screen, put a 2nd screen over it to keep it from blowing away, then fan dry it.

[Arthur]

I have used a domestic de-humidifier inside a large cardboard box to dehumidify some comps, or simply pipe the dehumidified air into a drying box. Put the damp NC in/between mesh screens to stop it blowing away.