Apparatus for production of ammonium nitrate from nitric acid and ammonia

Abstract

An apparatus for production of ammonium nitrate from nitric acid and ammonia comprises a recirculation circuit, wherein a neutralization reactor is arranged in said recirculation circuit, wherein said neutralization reactor has at least a first region and a second region, wherein the first region is arranged fluidically in the recirculation circuit upstream of the second region, wherein the first region has at least one nitric acid supply apparatus, wherein the second region is a shell-and-tube reactor, wherein the tubes of the shell-and-tube reactor are designed for supplying ammonia, wherein the first region includes at least a first perforated plate, wherein the first perforated plate is arranged perpendicular to the direction of flow, wherein said first perforated plate is arranged in the direction of flow upstream of the nitric acid supply apparatus.

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