Process for stabilizing ammonium nitrate

The invention relates to a method for producing thermally and mechanically stable ammonium nitrate by dissolving in nitric acid 1-3% by weight of reticulated metal silicate, before treatment with ammonia. The ammonium nitrate granules produced by this method swell very little, they do not considerab...

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Main Authors POUKARI JUHANI, HERO HEIKKI
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 15.12.2005
Edition7
Subjects
AMMONIA
CHEMISTRY
COMPOUNDS THEREOF
CYANOGEN
EXPLOSIVES
EXPLOSIVES OR THERMIC COMPOSITIONS
FERTILISERS
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
MANUFACTURE THEREOF
MATCHES
METALLURGY
NITROGENOUS FERTILISERS
USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS EXPLOSIVES
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Summary:The invention relates to a method for producing thermally and mechanically stable ammonium nitrate by dissolving in nitric acid 1-3% by weight of reticulated metal silicate, before treatment with ammonia. The ammonium nitrate granules produced by this method swell very little, they do not considerably cake, and their granule strength is high.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20050206875