| Document ID (ISN) | 25429 |
| CIS number |
76-1213 |
| Year |
1974 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Castiñeira C.M. |
| Title |
Nitrogenous fertilisers: Ammonium nitrate - 1. Caking; 2. Thermal decomposition |
| Original title |
Abonos nitrogenados: Nitrato amonico - 1. Apelmazamiento; 2. Descomposición térmica [in Spanish] |
| Bibliographic information |
Serie azul No.11, Comisión de seguridad e higiene en el trabajo, Sindicato nacional de industrias químicas, San Bernardo 62, Madrid, Spain, 1974. 107p. Illus. 93 ref. |
| Abstract |
This monograph describes industrial processes for the production of compound nitrogenous fertilisers and examines the safety problems arising out of the caking of crystallised or granulated products containing ammonium nitrate, or the thermal decomposition of ammonium nitrate in pure form. Physical, thermodynamic and chemical properties of ammonium nitrate; fire and explosion hazards (reference to many explosions on cargo vessels transporting this substance, giving the IMCO Shipping Code classification of oxidising agents; review of 16 disasters with ammonium nitrate in the USA between 1949 and 1959, as published by the U.S. National Fire Protection Association); speed of thermal decomposition; effect of pressure; stability tests; rules for storage and transport. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
fire hazards; ammonium nitrate; fertilizer industry; explosion hazards |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
decomposition; transport of materials; fertilizers; storage; explosions |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Subject(s) |
Fire and explosions
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Inorganic substances
Explosions
Fires
Chemical industry
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