Ammonium sulfate nitrate
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monoclinic |
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P 2 1 / c (No. 14) |
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| Surname | Ammonium sulfate nitrate | ||||||||||||
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| Ratio formula | (NH 4 NO 3 ) x (NH 4 ) 2 SO 4 (x = 1..3) | ||||||||||||
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| Molar mass | 212.18 g mol −1 (variable) | ||||||||||||
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firmly |
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Ammonium sulfate nitrate is an inorganic chemical compound and double salts from the group of ammonium compounds . The proportion of ammonium nitrate in the compound is between 1 and 3.
Extraction and presentation
Ammonium sulfate nitrate can be obtained by reacting nitric acid and sulfuric acid with ammonia .
Production by mixing ammonium sulfate with ammonium nitrate is also possible .
properties
Ammonium sulfate nitrate is a solid. It has a monoclinic crystal structure with the space group P 2 1 / c (space group no. 14) .
Crystal structure of ammonium sulfate nitrate (ammonium nitrate fraction of 2) along the a-axis
Crystal structure of ammonium sulfate nitrate (ammonium nitrate fraction of 2) along the b-axis
use
Ammonium sulfate nitrate is used as a fertilizer . It is one of the most efficient fertilizers in modern agriculture.
Individual evidence
- ↑ This substance has either not yet been classified with regard to its hazardousness or a reliable and citable source has not yet been found.
- ^ A b Vasant Gowariker, VN Krishnamurthy, Sudha Gowariker, Manik Dhanorkar, Kalyani Paranjape: The Fertilizer Encyclopedia . John Wiley & Sons, 2009, ISBN 978-0-470-43176-4 , pp. 52 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
- ↑ Google Patents: US2762699A - Process for the production of ammonium sulphate-nitrate - Google Patents , accessed January 12, 2020.
- ^ Competition Science Vision . January 2001, p. 1488 ( limited preview in Google Book Search).
- ↑ Google Patents: EP1595860A3 - Process of preparation of granulated ammonium nitrate-sulphate fertilizer - Google Patents , accessed January 12, 2020.
- ↑ JM Montejo-Bernardo, S. García-Granda, A. Fernández-González: Structures of relevant ammonium salts in fertilizers. In: Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Science. 66, 2010, pp. 358-365, doi: 10.1107 / S0108768110015430 .
- ↑ HELLAGROLIP: Ammonium Sulphate Nitrate - HELLAGROLIP , accessed on January 12, 2020.