About The Book
This book provides an up-to-date and comprehensive review of ammonium nitrate technology ranging from its physico-chemical properties, range of main products based on ammonium nitrate, manufacturing processes with their safety aspects, safety assessment of materials of construction, storage methods with good safety practices, transport and application issues. The book also covers the relevant regulatory instruments, various test methods used by the industry and regulatory bodies, consequence analysis and emergency planning. It presents an accident history with a classification of the accidents into various types, identifying main points of interest and learning points. It provides the historical background to many of the developments and major changes that took place in the industry.
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In hardback
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29 chapters - see list below
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312 pages
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42 figures
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34 tables
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234 references
Cost: £80 + P&P (the amount depends on the country of delivery)
CHAPTERS
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Overview
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Development of uses of ammonium nitrate
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Major events, investigations and their impact
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Properties of ammonium nitrate
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Fire hazard
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Decomposition hazard
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Explosion hazard
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Ammonium nitrate and urea
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Ammonium sulphate nitrate
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Calcium ammonium nitrate
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Compound fertilizer based on ammonium nitrate
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Materials of construction
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Production
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Safety in production and maintenance
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Blended fertilizer
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Off-spec and reject fertilizer materials
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Storage of solid fertilizer
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Hot ammonium nitrate solution
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Liquid fertilizer
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Controlled and slow-release fertilizer
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Application of explosive properties
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Transportation
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Security
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Consequence analysis
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Emergency plans
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Essential management practices
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Test methods
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Regulatory instruments
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History of accidents
References
Index
Appendix