DrManhattan
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Synthesis of Ammonium Nitrate Via HNO3?
Hi guys. I have an easy access to HNO3 (68%) and i was thinking about synthesizing some Ammonium Nitrate. I know alot of people would be thinking that
using such a valuable chemical would be a waste on AN but seeing as i can acquire it so easily i thought i should give it a shot. I have already used
the Sodium Bisulfate and nitrate salt method but i found it doesnt give very good yields whereas i have heard of the HNO3 giving roughly 900 grams per
1L of nitric acid. The problem is that i have looked around the web but there is no detailed instructions on its synthesis using nitric acid. Has
anyone got the formula of how much ammonia needs to be reacted with nitric acid to yield NH4NO3 by any chance?
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Start by learning stoichiometry.
http://www.learnchem.net/tutorials/stoich.shtml
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Well yeah, learn stoichiometry and stuff (other dude's opinion) but reading some sources is always helpful for the tips and tricks. Here's the gist of
the reaction you want to know about...
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NH4NO3 is made by the neutralization reaction of ammonia with nitric acid:
NH3 + HNO3 → NH4NO3 + heat
The reaction is carried out in aqueous phase using a slight excess of nitric acid. The heat of reaction is utilized to evaporate the water. Also,
evaporation may be carried out under vacuum. Alternatively, solid ammonium nitrate is obtained by crystallization from a concentrated solution. The
particle size of the dry product may be controlled by vacuum crystallization. Ammonium nitrate alternatively may be prepared by double displacement reactions of ammonium salt with a nitrate salt (e.g. ammonium sulfate and sodium nitrate):
(NH4)2SO4 + 2NaNO3 → 2NH4NO3 + Na2SO4
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Source: Handbook of Inorganic Chemicals by Pradyot Patnaik (page 40)
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