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Ammonium nitrate does not release nitrogen dioxide unless it undergoes high-order detonation.
by IAmGraydon 6y ago
Ammonium nitrate does not release nitrogen dioxide unless it undergoes high-order detonation.
- refurb 6y agoApparently burning NH4NO3 can produce nitrogen oxides, but it's highly dependent on conditions.[1] The deflagration of solid AN may produce NOx (an orange plume)... Thermal decomposition produces nitrous oxide (laughing gas) and water. [1]https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0010218019305358 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S001021801...
- jandrewrogers 6y agoAmmonium nitrate will decompose into nitrogen dioxide under a number of conditions other than detonation. Even under detonation, it implies an excessively oxygen-rich environment.
- IAmGraydon 6y agoNo, it doesn’t imply an oxygen rich environment. It implies a high oxygen balance (in the explosive compound/mixture itself).