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nitric acid
nitric acid (ny-trik) n. a strong corrosive mineral acid, the concentrated form of which is capable of producing severe burns of the skin. Swallowing the acid leads to intense burning pain and ulceration of the mouth and throat. Treatment is by immediate administration of alkaline solutions. Formula: HNO
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Retrofitting nitric acid and ammonium nitrate plants: though no fundamentally radical changes have taken place in nitric acid and ammonium nitrate technology in the past decade, there are still many older plants which could benefit from retrofitting to bring them up to modern standards of efficiency and cleanliness.(Revamping)
Magazine article from: Nitrogen & Methanol; 9/1/2004; 700+ words
; A decade or so ago nitric acid and ammonium nitrate production technologies had...from a peculiarity in nitrogen oxides chemistry. Nitric oxide itself does not react with water. The nitric acid is formed by the reaction of nitrogen dioxide...
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Concentrated nitric acid demand increases steadily.
Magazine article from: China Chemical Reporter; 5/26/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...around 40 concentrated nitric acid producers in China today...of concentrated nitric acid in China has increased...consumption of concentrated nitric acid reached 1.5616...has made small-tonnage nitric acid tank cars hard to gain...
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Nitric acid price anomalies.(Inorganics)
Magazine article from: China Chemical Reporter; 8/26/2008; ; 700+ words
; The price of concentrated nitric acid in the domestic market increased...production enthusiasm of concentrated nitric acid producers is fully mobilized...and low price in the concentrated nitric acid market from 2006 to 2007, investors...
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Concentrated nitric acid market: basic supply and demand balance in future. (Inorganics).(Illustration)(Industry Overview)
Magazine article from: China Chemical Reporter; 5/16/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...production of concentrated nitric acid has developed rapidly...of concentrated nitric acid in the domestic market...expansion of concentrated nitric acid in Anhui Huaihua...development of concentrated nitric acid production in recent years...
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How can nitric acid producer manage itself?(Inorganics)
Magazine article from: China Chemical Reporter; 2/6/2008; 700+ words
; ...the price of concentrated nitric acid went down in the golden...period for concentrated nitric acid. (b) The negative...of sales (Some nitric acid producers even refuse to...only in the concentrated nitric acid sector but also in...
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Merchant nitric acid pricing moves independently of ammonia's influence.
Magazine article from: Chemical Market Reporter; 10/6/1997; 700+ words
; ...merchant market for strong nitric acid (98 percent), price...he says. Strong nitric acid, or as it is sometimes called, concentrated nitric acid, is a steady and...uses for concentrated nitric acid are the nitration of chlorobenzene...
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Identify Market Opportunities for the Nitric Acid in China.
Business Wire; 11/16/2007; 700+ words
; ...in its catalogue. China Nitric Acid Industry Report, 2007...p063246/PRBW-China-Nitric-Acid.html For more...production capacity of nitric acid industry will exceed 1...development trend of China nitric acid industry, the excessive...
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Forecast: China's concentrated nitric acid demand in 1993
Magazine article from: China Chemical Reporter; 1/1/1993; 700+ words
; Nitric acid is an important inorganic...Production situation China's nitric acid industry has developed...enterprise for concentrated nitric acid production, and its output...started exporting concentrated nitric acid at the beginning of the...
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DOMESTIC DEMAND FOR NITRIC ACID MET LOCALLY
Magazine article from: Indonesian Commercial Newsletter; 1/11/1993; 700+ words
; ...Nowadays, Indonesia has been able to produce nitric acid to meet domestic demand. Because of this, Indonesia's nitric acid imports have shown the tendency to decline. Nitric acid is a petrochemical product made from...
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Chemical profile.(NITRIC ACID)
Magazine article from: Chemical Market Reporter; 2/11/2002; 700+ words
; Chemical Profile NITRIC ACID February 11, 2002 PRODUCER CAPACITY...direct nitration of benzene with nitric/sulfuric acid mixtures, and most of this goes...rate and will consequently add to nitric acid's growth. TDI is produced...
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nitric acid
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
nitric acid chemical compound, HNO 3 , colorless...nitrate with sulfuric acid. Nitric acid was known to the alchemists as aqua...it. Aqua regia is a mixture of nitric and hydrochloric acids. Niric acid is a component of acid rain .
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Nitric Acid
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...acid a strong acid. Nitric acid is often the starting material...are used to synthesize amino acids, from which proteins are made...atmospheric water, making nitric acid, which provides a natural...nitrate (NH 4 NO 3 ), a salt of nitric acid, as an explosive. ...
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nitric oxide
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...and destroy vegetation. Large amounts of nitric oxide are created by internal-combustion...nitrogen and oxygen gases. In the environment, nitric oxide is a precursor of smog and acid rain . Nitric oxide in minute amounts serves as a source...
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Acid rain
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
Acid rain “ Acid rain ” is a popularly...environmental damage that this causes. Acid rain became a prominent issue...Strictly speaking, the term acid rain should only refer to rainfall...dilute solutions of sulfuric and nitric acids (H 2 SO 4 and HNO 3 , respectively...
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acid rain
Book article from: A Dictionary of Biology
...carbon dioxide (forming carbonic acid). Acid rain results from the emission into...atmospheric water to form sulphuric and nitric acids in rain, snow, or hail ( wet deposition...dry deposition ). Both types of acid deposition affect plant growth...
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