Effects of sodium silicate, calcium carbonate, and silicic acid on ammonium nitrate degradation, and analytical investigations of the degradation process on an industrial scale
Ammonium nitrate is an inorganic chemical that has numerous applications in different industries. However, various problems are associated with both the production and subsequent storage of ammonium nitrate, including caking, degradation, unwanted phase transition, and recrystallization. Al...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Association of the Chemical Engineers of Serbia
2015-01-01
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| Series: | Chemical Industry and Chemical Engineering Quarterly |
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| Online Access: | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/1451-9372/2015/1451-93721400038G.pdf |
| Summary: | Ammonium nitrate is an inorganic chemical that has numerous applications in
different industries. However, various problems are associated with both the
production and subsequent storage of ammonium nitrate, including caking,
degradation, unwanted phase transition, and recrystallization. Although
several methods have been developed to attempt to solve these problems, many
of them fail to work in practice. In this study, different compounds
including silicic acid and sodium silicate were added to slow the progress of
or to prevent the degradation of ammonium nitrate. Multiple instrumental
analyses such as ion chromatography and scanning electron microscopy were
used to monitor the degradation process. |
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| ISSN: | 1451-9372 2217-7434 |