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The aerosol concept originated in 1923 when Eric Rotheim of Oslo, Norway, developed a wax spray for skis and other products using butane and vinyl chloride as propellants and brass containers fitted with needle valves. The feature that started this packaging system was the realization that a liquefied gas inside a pressure vessel can provide a constant pressure in that vessel even though it is being emptied.
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Paine, F.A. (1991). Aerosols (pressurized containers). In: Paine, F.A. (eds) The Packaging User’s Handbook. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1483-7_13
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