WO2002040427A2 - Ammonium sulfate nitrate - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to ammonium sulfate nitrate composites useful as fertilizers having desirable levels of nitrate ions, superior stability against detonation, higher density, greater resistance to moisture, and a method for their manufacture.
- Ammonium sulfate nitrate (ASN), one of the first synthetic fertilizers, has been in continuous use for nearly 100 years providing the important primary and secondary nutrients, nitrogen and sulfur. Nitrogen is provided in part through the nitrate ion, desirable because it is readily adsorbed by many plants and promotes early growth.
- ASN Ammonium sulfate nitrate
- AAPFCO Association of American Plant Food Officials
- AAPFCO has defined ASN as a double salt of ammonium sulfate and ammonium nitrate in equal molar proportions having a nitrogen content not less than 26%.
- An equal molar mixture of ammonium sulfate and ammonium nitrate has a nitrogen content of 26.4%.
- the name, ammonium sulfate nitrate has been used to designate many combinations of ammonium sulfate and ammonium nitrate. See for instance, R. S. Meline, J. Agric. Food Chem., 16(2), 235-240 (1968), where one product has a 30% nitrogen content.
- Patent 2,795,495 describes ammonium sulfate nitrate as having an ammonium sulfate/ammonium nitrate mole ratio of 1 :2 not 1 :1.
- Great Britain Patent No. 798,690 states that the proportion of ammonium sulfate is not critical and may be used in any proportion necessary to obtain the desired nitrogen level. The use of such terminology has led to confusion between pure double salts and mixtures. Additionally, the order of the words, sulfate and nitrate, are sometimes interchanged in the literature.
- a double salt is a distinct compound.
- the AAPFCO definition implies the existence of a compound consisting of one mole of ammonium sulfate and one mole of ammonium nitrate. A few workers have reported such a compound, however, no 1 :1 double salt has been isolated and definitively proven to exist. Nikonova et al., Zhurnal Prikaladnoi Khimii. 15(6), 437- 446(1942) critique and correct the works of earlier authors.
- Double salts consisting of NH SO 4 -2(NH 4 N0 3 ) and NH 4 SO 4 -3(NH 4 N0 3 ) (hereinafter the 1 :2 double salt and the 1 :3 double salt respectively) have been isolated and confirmed.
- the 1 :3 product was isolated from aqueous solution and reported as early as 1909 ( Reicher et al., Chemish Weekblad.. 3 (Jan.). 51-56 (1909)). Scheinemakers et al. reported in 1910 in the same publication (Volume 6, 1910, pages 51 -56) the isolation of a 1 :2 double salt as well as the 1 :3 double salt from aqueous solutions.
- 2,795,495 described a process to improve the stability of ammonium sulfate nitrate by adding iron salts followed by exposure to ammonia.
- GB 1 ,259,778 described a composition incorporating aluminum hydroxide or an aluminum salt to obtain improved anti-caking properties.
- GB 372,388 improved stability by adding urea and magnesium salts.
- J. Turlej, Prz. Chem, 55(12). 611 -614 (1976) described efforts that various manufacturers adopted to improve ammonium sulfate nitrate anti- caking stability.
- BASF currently the largest producer, reportedly added aluminum, magnesium, and/or calcium compounds.
- Ammonium nitrate mixed with organic materials such as fuel oil is an important industrial explosive. It has also been linked to terrorist incidents such as the New York World Trade Center and Oklahoma City bombings. It is desirable to render ammonium nitrate less sensitive to detonation. One way to do that is to dilute ammonium nitrate with a relatively inert material.
- U.S. Patent 3,366,468, 1968 claimed that 5 to 10% of additives such as ammonium phosphates or ammonium sulfate could desensitize and render ammonium nitrate resistant to flame and detonation.
- the pure ammonium sulfate- ammonium nitrate double salts should also be considered as potential explosive materials because the oxygen to nitrogen ratio is favorable for oxidation reactions.
- Naoun et al. indicate that a completely homogeneous mixture containing less than 40 wt.% ammonium nitrate would probably no longer be explosive.
- the latent explosive energy was zero at a mole ratio of 1 :1 ammonium sulfate/ammonium nitrate (37.7% by weight of ammonium nitrate).
- Naoum et al., WO 9961395 A1 also showed that the more intimate the mixture of ammonium nitrate and ammonium sulfate, the greater the difficulty of detonation.
- Ammonium sulfate nitrate materials are currently manufactured and sold by BASF and Fertiberia.
- X-ray diffraction analysis of the BASF material shows a composition consisting on average of 27 wt.% ammonium sulfate, 1 wt% of the 1 :2 double salt and 72 wt.% of the 1 :3 double salt.
- the Fertiberia material is 29 wt.% ammonium sulfate, 35 wt.% of the 1 :2 double salt and 36 wt.% of the 1 :3 double salt.
- Nutrient value and safety and stability of ammonium sulfate nitrate compositions are competitive properties. Nutrient value increases with increased nitrate content but so also does sensitivity to detonation and sensitivity to moisture. In view of the high penalty for detonation, it is seen that the balance between these properties must be struck where safety is assured. The foregoing considerations lead to the view that what is needed, is an ammonium sulfate nitrate product containing the maximum nitrate content consistent with non-hazardous properties.
- the present invention provides a non-explosive ammonium sulfate nitrate composite material comprising by x-ray diffraction analysis about 14 wt.%) to about 35 wt.% ammonium sulfate ((NH 4 ) 2 SO ); about 60 wt.% to about 85 wt.% (NH 4 ) 2 SO 4 -2(NH 4 N0 3 ) double salt; and 0 to about 5 wt.% in combined total (NH 4 ) 2 SO -3(NH 4 N0 3 ) double salt and ammonium nitrate (NH 4 N0 3 ).
- the composites are useful as fertilizers, have reduced moisture sensitivity, are not considered hazardous materials under Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, "Transportation”, Part 172, “Hazardous Materials Table", October 1 ,2000, and are not classified as oxidizers under United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, Manual of Tests and Criteria, 1995 ", “Section 34, Classification Procedures, Test Methods and Criteria Relating to Oxidizing Substances of Division 5.1 ".
- the invention also provides a method for the production of ammonium sulfate nitrate composite materials comprising the steps of: (a) charging materials comprising ammonium sulfate particles, ammonium nitrate and water to a melting device, wherein the molar ratio of ammonium sulfate to ammonium nitrate is about 0.9: 1 to about 1 .1 : 1 and the water is more than 2 wt.%) to about 10 wt.% of the charged materials; (b) melting the ammonium nitrate and dissolving at least a portion of the ammonium sulfate particles at a temperature of about 180 °C to about 210 °C; (c) reacting the charged materials at a temperature of about 180 °C to about 210 °C; and (d) solidifying the product at a cooling rate of at least about 100 °C/min.
- the invention also includes an ammonium sulfate nitrate composite material prepared by the process comprising the steps of: (a) charging materials comprising ammonium sulfate particles, ammonium nitrate and water to a melting device, wherein the molar ratio of ammonium sulfate to ammonium nitrate is about 0.9:1 to about 1.1 :1 and the water is more than 2 wt.%) to about 10 wt.% of the charged materials; (b) melting the ammonium nitrate and dissolving at least a portion of the ammonium sulfate particles at a temperature of about 180 °C to about 210 °C; (c) reacting the charged materials at a temperature of about 180 °C to about 210 °C; and (d) solidifying the product at a cooling rate of at least about 100 °C/min.
- Figures 1 -3 show Cu K ⁇ i x-ray diffraction scans for an ammonium sulfate nitrate composite material comprising by x-ray diffraction analysis, 7.6 wt.% ammonium sulfate, 42.4 wt.% (NH 4 ) 2 SO 4 -2(NH 4 N0 3 ), 45.7 wt.%
- Figure 1 shows the x-ray diffraction scan for said ammonium sulfate nitrate composite material in the angular range 18.2° to 21 ° 2 ⁇ .
- Figure 2 shows the Cu K ⁇ i x-ray diffraction scan for said ammonium sulfate nitrate composite material in the angular range 30.4° to
- Figure 3 shows the Cu Kot ⁇ x-ray diffraction scan for said ammonium sulfate nitrate composite material in the angular range 31.8° to
- Figure 4 is a plot showing the relationship between the water in the charge and the percentage of 1 :2 double salt in the product.
- Figure 5 is a plot showing the relationship between the water in the charge and the percentage of 1 :3 double salt in the product.
- Figure 6 is a plot showing the relationship between the water in the charge and the percentage of ammonium nitrate in the product.
- Figure 7 is a plot showing the relationship between the water in the product, as-formed, and the percentage of 1 :2 double salt in the product.
- the present invention provides an ammonium sulfate nitrate composite material comprising by x-ray diffraction analysis about 14 wt.% to about 35 wt.%) ammonium sulfate ((NH 4 ) 2 SO 4 ); about 60 wt.% to about 85 wt.% (NH 4 ) 2 SO 4 -2(NH 4 N0 3 ) double salt; and 0 to about 5 wt.% in combined total (NH 4 ) 2 SO 4 -3(NH N0 3 ) double salt and ammonium nitrate (NH 4 N0 3 ).
- the ammonium sulfate nitrate composite material by x-ray diffraction analysis, consists essentially of about 14 wt.% to about 35 wt.% ammonium sulfate ((NH 4 ) 2 SO 4 ); about 60 wt.% to about 85 wt.% (NH 4 ) 2 SO 4 -2(NH 4 N0 3 ) double salt; and 0 to about 5 wt.% in combined total (NH ) 2 SO 4 -3(NH N0 3 ) double salt and ammonium nitrate (NH 4 N0 3 ).
- the combined total of (NH 4 ) 2 SO -3(NH 4 N0 3 ) double salt and ammonium nitrate (NH 4 N0 3 ) in the ammonium sulfate nitrate composite material of the invention is 0 to about 3 wt.%. More preferably, the ammonium nitrate (NH 4 N0 3 ) is about 0 to 1 wt.%.
- double salt means a chemical compound composed of ions from two precursor compounds whose crystal structure is distinct from those of the precursor compounds.
- the molar ratio of precursor compounds in a double salt is in the proportion of small integers, e.g., 1 :2, and is not continuously variable as in a solid solution.
- the composite product of the invention consists of small ammonium sulfate crystals imbedded in a matrix of the other constituents.
- the composite material of the invention is to be distinguished from a mixture of free particles.
- the bulk of the ammonium sulfate crystals are approximately the same size as the initial ammonium sulfate particles, but upon solidification about 5 wt.% precipitate as crystals of less than about 2 micrometer dimension.
- the crystals of ammonium sulfate are dispersed in the matrix in a uniform manner.
- the small size and uniform dispersion of the ammonium sulfate crystals in the 1 :2 double salt significantly enhance the stability of the product against detonation hazard.
- Less than about 5 wt.% of the product consists of the hazardous ammonium nitrate or 1 :3 double salt species.
- the composites of the invention are useful as fertilizers, have reduced moisture sensitivity, are not considered hazardous materials under Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, "Transportation", Part 172, "Hazardous Materials Table", October 1 ,2000, and are not classified as oxidizers under United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, Manual of Tests and Criteria, 1995 ", "Section 34, Classification Procedures, Test Methods and Criteria Relating to Oxidizing Substances of Division 5.1".
- the ammonium sulfate and the ammonium nitrate used to form the composites of the invention are fertilizer grade materials of at least about 90 wt.%) purity.
- the ammonium sulfate and the ammonium nitrate are of at least about 95 wt.% purity. More preferably, the ammonium sulfate and ammonium nitrate are of at least 97 wt.% purity. Because of the hazards of mixing organic materials with ammonium nitrate, it is highly desirable that neither the ammonium sulfate nor the ammonium nitrate contains more than about 0.2 wt.% organic impurities.
- One example of ammonium sulfate useful in the invention is commercially available from Honeywell International Inc.
- the particle size of the ammonium nitrate is not critical but preferably, about 95 wt.%> of the ammonium nitrate particles pass a Tyler No. 6 sieve (3.36 mm opening).
- the particle size of the ammonium sulfate is important to achieving the objectives of the invention. Generally, the smaller the particle, the more rapid the reaction between the ammonium sulfate and ammonium nitrate and the finer will be the scale of their dispersion. It is preferred that the ammonium sulfate is at least about 85 wt.% passable through a Tyler No. 48 sieve (0.30 mm opening). Ammonium sulfate subjected to commercial ball milling typically meets this criterion without additional screening.
- the ammonium sulfate is about 99 wt.% passable through a Tyler No. 48 sieve. Most preferably, the ammonium sulfate is about 99 wt.% passable through a Tyler No. 48 sieve and about 50 wt.%) passable through a Tyler No. 200 sieve (0.074 mm opening).
- the composites of the invention are formed by reacting ammonium sulfate with ammonium nitrate in a molar ratio of about 0.9:1 to about 1.1 :1 in the presence of a small amount of water in a narrow range of temperatures and then cooling to solidification at a sufficiently rapid rate to prevent macroscopic segregation of the reaction products. It is found that at cooling rates less than about 100°C/min, phase separation tends to occur.
- the method of the invention comprises the steps of: (a) charging materials comprising ammonium sulfate particles, ammonium nitrate and water to a , melting device, wherein the molar ratio of ammonium sulfate to ammonium nitrate is about 0.9:1 to about 1.1 :1 and the water is more than 2 wt.% to about 10 wt.%) of the charged materials; (b) melting the ammonium nitrate and dissolving at least a portion of the ammonium sulfate particles at a temperature of about 180 °C to about 210 °C; (c) reacting the charged materials at a temperature of about 180 °C to about 210 °C; and (d) solidifying the product at a cooling rate of at least about 100 °C/min.
- the method of the invention is carried out in a continuous process.
- the invention includes an ammonium sulfate nitrate material prepared by the process comprising the steps of: (a) charging materials consisting essentially of ammonium sulfate particles, ammonium nitrate and water to a melting device, wherein the molar ratio of ammonium sulfate to ammonium nitrate is about 0.9:1 to about 1.1 :1 and the water is more than 2 wt.% to about 10 wt.%> of the charged materials; (b) melting the ammonium nitrate and dissolving at least a portion of the ammonium sulfate particles at a temperature of about 180 °C to about 210 °C; (c) reacting the charged materials at a temperature of about 180 °C to about 210 °C; and (d) solidifying the product at a cooling rate of at least about 100 °C/min.
- melting and reaction temperatures are limited by the need to melt the ammonium nitrate and also by the need to minimize its decomposition.
- the melting and reaction temperatures are about 190 °C to about 205 °C. More preferably, the melting and reaction temperatures are about 190 °C to about 200 °C.
- the time provided for the reaction between the ammonium sulfate and the ammonium nitrate is not critical provided that sufficient time is provided for dissolution of the ammonium sulfate.
- the rate-limiting step is believed to be the dissolution of the ammonium sulfate in the ammonium nitrate melt. Necessary dissolution times will be lower with finer particles of ammonium sulfate, with vigorous agitation of the melt, and with temperatures at the higher end of the permissible range
- step d) of the method of the invention soldifying the product at a cooling rate of at least ' about 100 °C/min, be conducted in a prilling tower.
- the cooling rate will be greater with smaller drop sizes, and lower air temperatures in the prilling tower.
- Preferred is the prilling process described by co-pending application Serial No. 09/468,668, filed December 12, 1999, hereby incorporated by reference to the extent not incompatible herewith.
- the water is an essential constituent of the reaction mixture. Surprisingly, there appears to be an abrupt change in the proportions of 1 :2 and 1 :3 double salts in the product when the water content of the charge exceeds about 2 wt.%). When the water is less than about 2 wt.% of the charged materials, the more hazardous 1 :3 double salt is formed in preference to the desired 1 :2 double salt and more ammonium nitrate remains unreacted. It is preferred that the water content is more than 2 wt.% to about 5 wt.%). of the charged materials. More preferably, the water content is about 2.5 wt.%) to about 4 wt.% of the charged materials.
- the manner in which the water is charged to the reaction mixture is not critical.
- the water may be charged as a liquid, or it may be incorporated in the ammonium sulfate, the ammonium nitrate, or both, as absorbed moisture. It was also surprising to find that the residual water in the product after fusion and cooling was proportional to the initial amount of water even though in some examples the molten charge had been held at 200°C for more than an hour with stirring.
- the concentration of the residual water was also surprisingly high considering the high vapor pressure of water at 200°C. Most of the added water probably evaporates rapidly, however the final proportions of the double salts are highly related to the concentration of water remaining in the product.
- ammonium sulfate in an equal molar mixture of ammonium sulfate and ammonium nitrate is incompletely soluble in the molten ammonium nitrate in the absence of water. This limits the reaction of the ammonium sulfate with the ammonium nitrate, tends to leave residual ammonium nitrate and therefore favors the formation of the higher nitrate 1 :3 double salt.
- ammonium sulfate solubility in the molten ammonium nitrate is enhanced, thereby favoring complete reaction of the ammonium nitrate with the ammonium sulfate and the formation of the 1 :2 double salt.
- the composite products of the invention are analyzed by powder x- ray diffraction (XRD) to determine the proportions of ammonium sulfate, ammonium nitrate, 1 :2 and 1 :3 double salts.
- XRD powder x- ray diffraction
- the diffraction scans were profile-fitted using the routine supplied with the Philips software.
- the profile fit routine used a Marquardt non-linear least squares algorithm, a Voigt peak profile, and a linear background.
- the FWHM were not corrected for instrumental broadening.
- the quantitative analyses were performed using the profile-fitted peak height and area of selected diffraction peaks for each compound and Reference Intensity Ratios (RIR).
- the RIR of the compounds were determined by measuring the ratio of their intensities to those of an internally mixed, certified alumina standard, NBS 674a, from NIST, using both variable slit and calculated fixed slit intensities, containing known proportions of the phase and the alumina.
- the mixes of ammonium sulfate, ammonium nitrate, and the double salts with alumina were prepared in weight ratios of 25 / 75,
- the x-ray scans for the RIR determination were made from 5° to 45° 2 ⁇ with
- the RIR for the ammonium nitrate was obtained using ACS Grade ammonium nitrate as certified from Fisher Scientific.
- the ammonium sulfate used for the RIR determination was a commercially available material from the Honeywell International Inc., Hopewell VA plant of about 98 wt.% purity.
- the standards used for determining the RIR values for the 1 :2 and 1 :3 double salts were made by crystallization and corrected for the impurities in the ' samples.
- the 1 :2 standard contained 16.7% ammonium sulfate.
- the 1 :3 standard contained an estimated 1-2% ammonium sulfate and about 3% ammonium nitrate.
- the relative intensities (in %) of its diffraction peaks were determined experimentally against its most intense peak.
- the relative intensities for each phase were calculated for the three intensity parameters: the K ⁇ i peak height, K peak area, and total peak area, using the average of intensities from the pure analyte standard and its mixes with the alumina.
- the relative intensities of the alumina peaks were determined for each phase using averaged intensities from the pure alumina and its mixes with that phase.
- X(a) the weight fraction of the analyte phase.
- the RIRs from the set of mixes were then averaged and a standard deviation was determined. RIRs were determined for both variable slit and fixed slit and for all 3 intensity parameters: K ⁇ i peak heights, K ⁇ i peak area, and total peak area.
- Table I shows the diffraction peaks used for determination of the RIRs and their relative intensities.
- Table II shows the average RIR values so determined and their standard deviations.
- the diffraction data for the quantitative analysis were collected using two scans.
- the first scan was between 18° and 21 ° 2 ⁇ with 0.02° 2 ⁇ step size, 8 sec/step.
- the second scan was collected from 30° to 34° 2 ⁇ with 0.02° 2 ⁇ step size, 8 sec/step.
- Total data collection time was 48 min per sample and generated two files per sample.
- the first data file was fitted in the range between 18.2° and 21 ° 2 ⁇ and consisted of up to 6 peaks, depending on which phases were present.
- the second data file was fitted in 2 ranges: 30.4° to 31 .8° 2 ⁇ and 31 .8° to 33.8° 2 ⁇ . In the 30.4° to 31 .8° 2 ⁇ range up to 4 peaks were found and in the 31 .8° to 33.8° 2 ⁇ range up to 6 peaks were possible.
- Figures 1 , 2, and 3 illustrate the diffraction scans and fitted peaks for a sample prepared by mixing the (impure) 1 :2 and 1 :3 standards described above in equal proportions.
- the spreadsheet then normalized the peak intensities, averaged the normalized intensities for each phase, and calculated the weight percent of each phase using K ⁇ i peak heights, K ⁇ i peak area, total peak area, and reported the average weight percent from the three calculations.
- Reproducibility of the XRD method was about + 2%.
- the XRD results were on average about 4.8 wt.%o too low on overall ammonium sulfate in all species and 5.0 % too high on overall ammonium nitrate.
- the composites of the products of the invention are defined in terms of the XRD analyses by the method described in detail above.
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- Ammonium sulfate granules of approximately 1 mm average size were obtained from Honeywell International.
- the ammonium sulfate was 98 ' wt.% (NH 4 ) 2 SO 4 and contained less than 0.2 wt.% of organic impurities .
- Forty pounds of this material were ball milled at the Union Process Company, Akron Ohio.
- the ammonium sulfate was screened to remove substantially all particles not passable through a Tyler No. 48 sieve.
- the ground and sieved ammonium sulfate contained about 0.2 wt.%) water.
- the ammonium nitrate manufactured by Air Products and sold under the brand name "Ammo Nite®", was of 97 wt.% NH 4 NO 3 and contained 1 .7 wt.%) water.
- the ammonium sulfate and ammonium nitrate solids were mixed in a small Pyrex beaker in equal molar proportions. The total weight of the charged materials was 10 grams.
- the beaker was placed in an oven at 200°C until the ammonium nitrate was molten. The beaker was withdrawn from the oven momentarily, thoroughly stirred, and immediately returned to the oven for a period of 30 minutes. Once the ammonium nitrate was molten, at least a portion of the ammonium sulfate dissolved in, and reacted with the ammonium nitrate.
- the beaker was withdrawn from the oven and allowed to cool on a lab bench.
- the beaker was broken open and the product removed as a hard disk. A part of the disk was broken off and milled to minus 40 micrometer particle size for x-ray diffraction analysis. A few large fragments were analyzed for water content by the Karl Fischer method.
- the composition of the product determined by XRD and Karl Fischer analyses is shown in Table IV below.
- the water in the product had its source in the ammonium sulfate and ammonium nitrate solids. No water had been added to the charge.
- a series of ammonium sulfate nitrate materials were prepared using the same ammonium sulfate and ammonium nitrate as described in Comparative Example 1.
- the parameters varied in this series of batches were the oven temperature, the mole ratio of ammonium sulfate to ammonium nitrate, and the weight percent of water in the charge. Batch size was 10-55 g.
- the procedure employed was otherwise the same as described in Comparative Example 1.
- Table V shows the oven temperatures, the mole ratios of ammonium sulfate (AS) and ammonium nitrate (AN) charged, the weight percents of water charged and the compositions of the products.
- the data for the water charged included the absorbed water in the ammonium sulfate and the ammonium nitrate and any liquid water additionally added.
- Tables IV and V may also be plotted versus the wt.% of water in the products as formed.
- Figure 7 shows that the changes in the product compositions occurred, with one exception, when the residual water in the product, immediately as-formed, exceeded about 0.4 wt.%
- the densities of the products of Comparative Examples 8-9, 27-28 and Examples 10-11 , 29-30 were determined as follows. After the beakers containing the products were cooled, they were broken away freeing short cylinders of products. The bottom and sides were very smooth, but the top required hand sanding with silicon carbide paper to provide a uniform flat surface. The densities were then determined from measurements of the dimensions and weights of the cylinders. The product densities increased with increasing water contents as shown in Table VI.
- Two ammonium sulfate nitrate materials were prepared and were examined for ammonium sulfate crystallite size and uniformity of dispersion amongst the crystals of double salt.
- Two charges were prepared, each consisted of 31.15g of reagent grade ammonium sulfate (Fisher Scientific), 18.85g of ammonium nitrate and 5.0 g of water.
- the ammonium sulfate and ammonium nitrate were in a molar ratio of 1.001 :1.
- the ammonium sulfate had been ground to fine particles passing a Tyler No. 230 sieve (270 micrometer openings).
- the ammonium nitrate was ground from prills in a mortar and pestle.
- the batches were mixed in small beakers and placed into an oven at 180°C. Upon melting of the charge, the beakers were taken from the oven, mixed, and returned to the oven. One batch was removed, mixed and returned to the oven several times during the next 30 minutes. The other batch remained undisturbed in the oven for the 30 minutes after the initial mixing. At the end of this period, the beakers were removed from the oven and cooled to room temperature.
- the crystallite sizes, as determined by XRD, of both the ammonium sulfate and 1 :2 double salt phases are less than about 1 micrometer for a well mixed system, indicating optimum intimacy of the ammonium sulfate with the 1 :2 double salt.
- microscopic examination revealed some ammonium sulfate crystals having dimensions of about 35 micrometers in the frequently stirred sample. These may be undissolved remnants of the ammonium sulfate particles (minus 270 micrometer size) in the initial charge.
- the samples were also examined with an energy dispersive spectrometer attached to a scanning electron microscope set to detect sulfur, at a magnification and settings having a resolution of about 2 micrometers. No segregation of ammonium sulfate was detected at this scale except for the particles previously noted.
- the dispersion of ammonium sulfate in the 1 :2 double salt phase was at a scale finer than the 2 micrometer resolution of the magnification and settings used. This fine scale of dispersion is highly advantageous in terms of the ammonium sulfate acting as an inhibitor to detonation.
- Accelerated rate calorimetry was conducted by an independent testing laboratory on samples provided by Honeywell International Inc.
- the ARC method involves subjecting a sample to specified heat input until a self-accelerating reaction is identified.
- the particular method employed was an Open ARC Method in which a thermocouple is placed directly into the sample material in an open vessel. This method is used for highly energetic reaction systems which cannot be contained in a closed vessel and has been shown to provide consistent results for interpreting thermal hazard.
- Ammonium sulfate nitrate material of the invention prepared from an equi-molar mixture of ammonium sulfate and ammonium nitrate
- ammonium sulfate nitrate of the invention was more stable (higher onset temperature) than either the 1 :3 double salt or ammonium nitrate.
- Example 40 Tests were conducted according to United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, "Manual of Tests and Criteria, 1995 ", “Section 34, Classification Procedures, Test Methods and Criteria Relating to Oxidizing Substances of Division 5.1 ". "The test method is designed to measure the potential for a solid substance to increase the burning rate or burning intensity of a combustible substance when the two are thoroughly mixed.”
- a substance to be tested is mixed with cellulose in 4:1 and 1 :1 proportions by mass, formed into a conical pile of specific dimensions and heated from beneath by a electrically powered (red hot) Nichrome wire.
- a substance is deemed to be not an oxidizer, if in both the 4:1 and 1 :1 sample-to-cellulose ratios, it does not ignite and burn in three minutes or if it exhibits mean burning times greater than that of a 3:7 mixture of potassium bromate and cellulose.
- the samples tested were:
- Control consisting of 9 g potassium bromate + 21 g cellulose.
- the potassium bromate was screened to have particles between 0.15 and 0.3 mm dimension.
- 15 g ammonium sulfate nitrate of the invention + 15 g cellulose.
- the ammonium sulfate nitrate was screened to have particles between 1.70 and 3.55 mm. Its composition was 23 wt.% ammonium sulfate, 77 wt.% 1 :2 double salt and contained no 1 :3 double salt or ammonium nitrate.
- ammonium sulfate nitrate of the invention is not an oxidizer.
- the moisture sensitivity of an ammonium sulfate nitrate of the invention was determined in comparison to ammonium sulfate and ammonium nitrate by measurement of "Critical Humidity” levels.
- Critical humidity is that relative humidity (R.H.), where at a given temperature, the material begins to absorb moisture from the atmosphere. Tests were conducted by method IFDC S-101 , as described in "Manual For Determining Physical Properties of Fertilizer", 2 Ed., 1993, International Fertilizer Development Center located in Muscle Shoals, Al.
- the ammonium sulfate tested was the milled and sieved material described in Comparative Example 1.
- the ammonium nitrate was reagent grade from Fisher Scientific.
- the ammonium sulfate nitrate of the invention was composed of 23 wt.%) ammonium sulfate, 77 wt.% 1 :2 double salt and contained essentially no 1 :3 double salt or ammonium nitrate.
- ammonium sulfate nitrate of the invention was much less sensitive to moisture than ammonium nitrate and similar to ammonium sulfate in this regard.
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