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.

• In hardback

• 29 chapters - see list below

• 312 pages

• 42 figures

• 34 tables

• 234 references

 

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CHAPTERS

 

1. Overview

2. Development of uses of ammonium nitrate

3. Major events, investigations and their impact

4. Properties of ammonium nitrate

5. Fire hazard

6. Decomposition hazard

7. Explosion hazard

8. Ammonium nitrate and urea

9. Ammonium sulphate nitrate

10. Calcium ammonium nitrate

11. Compound fertilizer based on ammonium nitrate

12. Materials of construction

13. Production

14. Safety in production and maintenance

15. Blended fertilizer

16. Off-spec and reject fertilizer materials

17. Storage of solid fertilizer

18. Hot ammonium nitrate solution

19. Liquid fertilizer

20. Controlled and slow-release fertilizer

21. Application of explosive properties

22. Transportation

23. Security

24. Consequence analysis

25. Emergency plans

26. Essential management practices

27. Test methods

28. Regulatory instruments

29. History of accidents

References

Index

Appendix