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US 8,075,660 B2Granted
Stabilized compositions comprising ammonium nitrate
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorsJames A. Kweeder, Richard J. Williams
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Abstract
Preferred aspects of the present invention provide ammonium nitrate compositions comprising ammonium nitrate and at least one stabilizing agent, and preferably a third compound. In certain preferred embodiments, the stabilizing agent, together with third compound, is present under conditions and in amounts effective to substantially reduce the detonation sensitivity of the composition and/or to otherwise improve a desired property of the composition.
Claims9
A fertilizer composition comprising:
- a double salt that includes ammonium nitrate and a compound selected from the group consisting of ammonium sulfate, ammonium phosphate, calcium nitrate, potassium nitrate, magnesium nitrate, ammonium molvbdenate, ammonium hexaflouralsilicate, neodymium hvdroxynitrate, and combinations of two or more thereof;
- and
- at least one stabilizing agent selected from the group consisting of ammonium tartarate, ammonium oxalate, ammonium sulfamate and combinations thereof;
- wherein the fertilizer composition has a reduced sensitivity to detonation relative to the detonation sensitivity of ammonium sulfate nitrate 2:1 double salt.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.