This powder used to thicken gasoline was introduced in WWII
[DOC] [TLE] Napalm - GlobalSecurity.org [PAR] Jul 7, 2011 ... Mixed with gasoline, it is a tactical weapon used to remove vegetative cover ... 
What is needed is a thickening agent so that the fuel will stick to it's ... During the 
early months of World War II, the US Chemical Warfare Service used latex from 
the ... Mixing the aluminum soap powder with gasoline produced a... [DOC] [TLE] Napalm - United States History [PAR] The product was conceived during World War I when gasoline was used in ... 
During World War II, Harvard University researchers, led by Dr. Louis Fieser, 
discovered ...