AMMONIUM NITRATE PRILLS

Product Description

AMMONIUM NITRATE prills are industrial grade and specifically designed to be used as a solid oxidizer ingredient for explosive compositions such as ANFO, WR ANFO, Heavy ANFO emulsion, and water gels. They are small-sized, low-moisture content,non-setting, porous spheres (prills) which are a lower density than agricultural-grade ammonium nitrate used for fertilizer. The particle density of the prills is such that, when liquid fuel is properly applied to and mixed with them, the prills absorb the fuel uniformly which enhances reactivity. AMMONIUM NITRATE is infinitely soluble in water and does not precipitate with any common chemical.

 

Application  Recommendations

 

•Low density AMMONIUM NITRATE is used extensively in the mining industry and  is intentionally made very porous to allow for the rapid uptake of liquid fuel oil. The prill is coated with a paraffin which makes the AMMONIUM NITRATE difficult to dissolve and use for other applications.

•AMMONIUM NITRATE will decompose into ammonia and nitric acid fumes at 350oF.