The official described the plant, which produces up to 1 million tons of ammonia and over 1 million tons of ammonium nitrate ...

In Russia’s Stavropol area, the Nevinnomyssky Azot plant, which produces ammonia and ammonium nitrate for explosives and ...

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Gunpowder has been used for centuries, but did you know that the Chinese invented it by complete accident? Here's everything you need to know about the history.

or by the reaction of ammonium nitrate with potassium hydroxide or chloride. Early uses of KNO 3 included an oxidant in gunpowder, a preservative for meats and other foods, and a medicine for treating ...

Prosecutors claim the 43-year-old did “make or knowingly have” in his possession gunpowder as well as sulphur, potassium nitrate and charcoal. These, along with further apparatus and material, are ...

[RELATED: Explosion reported at black powder facility at Camp Minden] Model ... the Camp Minden facility will manufacture potassium nitrate, barium nitrate, strontium nitrate, strontium oxalate ...

In black gunpowder, oxygen is contained in the potassium nitrate, which combusts together with the charcoal. Because the oxygen is integrated with the powder, carbon dioxide and other gases are ...

Potassium is a key compound for blood ... Beetroot is also added to some processed meats. Beetroot powder increases the nitrate content in meats. In processed meats like sausages, beetroot powder ...