- Nitric acid (HNO3),
also known as aqua fortis and spirit of nitre, is a highly corrosive and
toxic strong acid that can cause severe burns.
- The synthesis of nitric
acid was first recorded circa 800 AD by the alchemist Jabir ibn
Hayyan.
- Colorless when pure,
older samples tend to acquire a yellow cast due to the accumulation of
oxides of nitrogen.
- If the solution
contains more than
86% nitric acid, it is referred to as fuming
nitric acid.
- Fuming nitric acid is
characterized as white fuming nitric acid and red fuming nitric acid,
depending on the amount of nitrogen dioxide present.
- A solution of nitric
acid and alcohol, Nital, is used for etching of metals to reveal the
microstructure.
- Nitric acid is also
used in explosives, and is one of the key components of Nitroglycerin
and RDX.
- In a low concentration,
nitric acid is often used to artificially age pine and maple. The color
produced is a grey-gold very much like very old wax or oil finished
wood.
- Nitric acid is made by
mixing nitrogen dioxide (NO2) with water in the presence of oxygen or
air to oxidize the nitrous acid also produced by the reaction.
- Commercial grade nitric
acid solutions are usually between 52% and 68% nitric acid. Commercial
production of nitric acid is via the Ostwald process, named after
Wilhelm Ostwald.
- The acid can also be
synthesized by oxidizing ammonia, but the product is diluted by the
water also formed as part of the reaction.
- Merchant Research &
Consulting Ltd (UK) consulting agency says that the current global
market for adipic acid is pretty well supplied, and the demand for
industrial chemicals has been steadily growing.
- The global demand for
industrial chemicals based on nitric acid grows by an average of 7% per
year.
- In India, the market
for concentrated nitric acid has been developing at a quick pace.
- U.S. emissions of N2O
from adipic and nitric acid production averaged around 37 million metric
tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per year.
- Nitric acid is a
powerful oxidizing agent, and the reactions of nitric acid with
compounds such as cyanides, carbides, and metallic powders can be
explosive.
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- Description about Nitric acid
- Basic information about Nitric acid
- Nitric Acid Safe Handling Guideline
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Process &
Properties
- Production of nitric
acid
- Nitric Acid
Production
Otswald Process
- Nitric acid
process
- Sensitivity of the
Precipitation Scavenging Coefficient of Nitric Acid Vapour to Raindrop
Size Distribution
- Reclamation of Nitric
acid from solder strip
- The structure and
vibrational frequencies of crystalline nitric acid
Suppliers
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acid
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suppliers
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Manufacturers
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acid
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acid
Buyers
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Patent
- Process for making
fuming nitric acid
- Nitration reactions
with acid anhydrous promoters
- Method for
Co-processing organic wastes and spent nitric acid wash water
- Method for the
production of nitric acid
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MSDS
- MSDS for nitric
acid
- Nitric acid MSDS
- Nitric acid
- Safety data sheet for
nitric acid
- Chemical Safety Data:
Nitric Acid
Applications
- Diatom Cleaning by
Nitric Acid Digestion with a Microwave Apparatus
- Nitric acid attack on
hardened paste of geopolymeric cements
- Regioselective
nitration of cumene to 4-nitro cumene using nitric acid over solid acid
catalyst
- Specification for
nitric acid passivation treatment for austentic type stainless
steel
- Zirconium in Nitric
Acid Applications
Hazards
- Nitric acid fact
sheet
- Effect of Diluent on
the Transport of Am(III) from Nitric Acid Medium Across A Supported
Liquid Membrane Using Dimethyl DibutylTetradecylMalonamide
as
the Carrier Nitric acid health and safety data sheet
- Nitric Acid with
Hydrogen Peroxide: Reaction Hazards
- Poison Facts:High
Chemicals: Nitric Acid
- Problems in Storage and
Handling of Red Fuming Nitric Acid
Market
- Nitric acid
industry
- Market about nitric
acid
- Nitric Acid Processing
Trends
- U.S. Adipic Acid and
Nitric Acid N2O Emissions
Report
- Comparison of nitric
and citric acid passivation
- Hudson Farm Nitric Acid
Release
- Kinetics of the
Hydrolysis of Acetohydroxamic Acid in a Nitric
Acid Solution
- In-situ observations
and modeling of nitric acid-containing particles in a cirrus cloud
formation region
- Study on Electrolytic
Reduction of Pertechnetate in Nitric Acid Solution for Electrolytic
Extraction of Rare Metals for Future Reprocessing
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