Application Areas Of Nitric Acid

1. As an essential raw material for nitrates and nitrate esters, Nitric Acid is used to prepare a series of nitrate nitrogen fertilizers, such as ammonium nitrate, potassium nitrate, etc.; it is also used to prepare nitrate esters or nitro-containing explosives.

2. Because nitric acid has both oxidizing and acidic properties, nitric acid is also used to refine metals: firstly oxidize impure metals into nitrates, remove impurities and then reduce them. Nitric acid can passivate iron without further corrosion. It can also be used to make nitrogen fertilizer, aqua regia, nitrate, nitroglycerin, nitrocellulose, nitrobenzene, picric acid, etc.

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3. Put glycerin in concentrated nitric acid and concentrated sulfuric acid to generate nitroglycerin. This is a colorless or yellow transparent oily liquid. It is a very unstable substance. It will decompose upon impact, generate high temperature and generate a lot of gas. The gas volume suddenly expanded, causing a violent explosion. So nitroglycerin is a strong explosive.

4. 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene (TNT) is the most widely used nitrification explosive in the military. It is produced by the reaction of toluene with concentrated nitric acid and concentrated Sulfuric Acid. It is a yellow flake with the advantages of high explosive power, stable chemical properties, and low hygroscopicity. It is commonly used as explosives for artillery shells, grenades, land mines and torpedoes. It can also be used for blasting operations such as mining. Organic synthetic raw materials, concentrated nitric acid can nitrate benzene, anthracene, naphthalene and other aromatic compounds to produce organic raw materials.

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