Ammonium nitrate
Ammonium nitrate (water-resistant grade)
Ammonium nitrate (porous granular grade)
Ammonium nitrate (porous modified grade)
Potassium nitrate (technical grade)
Sodium nitrate (technical grade)

Ammonium nitrate
GOST (State standard) 2?85
NH₄NO₃

Use:

• as fertilizer in agriculture;
• as raw material for production of industrial explosives;
• as raw material in chemical industry

Characteristics:

Medium hazardous substance; an oxidant; easily flammable. Class of hazard with regard to impact on human body – 3.

Package:

The product is packed in PP bags with polyethylene insert of  50 kg net weight; 2) in special soft disposable containers (MKP) with the weight of 500kg.

Transportation:

Ammonium nitrate is shipped in package and in bulk.
Packed ammonium nitrate is shipped by all kinds of transport except air transport. In bulk the material is transported by rail in special containers for minerals, by water in special vessels, and by road in accordance with the shipping rules for the corresponding kind of transport.

Guaranteed shelf life:

6 months

Quality characteristics	grade А	grade B
		Premium class	First class	Second class
1. Appearance:	Granular product without mechanic mixtures
2. Total content of nitric nitrogen and ammonium nitrogen
in NH4NO3equivalent in dry material, %, min	98	no standard
in N equivalent in dry material, %, min	no standard	34,4	34,4	34,0
3. Water content, %, max	0,3	0,3	0,3	0,3
4. рH 10% water solution, min	5,0	5,0	5,0	5,0
5. Content of materials not soluble in 10% nitric acid solution, %, max	0,2	no standard
6. Granules size, %
Content of granules with the size:
- from 1 to 3 mm, min	93	no standard
- from 1 to 4 mm, min	no standard	95	95	95
incl. from 2 to 4 mm, min	no standard	80	50	no standard
- less then 1 mm, max	4	3	3	0,0
- over 6 mm	0,0	0,0	0,0	0,0
7. Granules static strength Н/grain (kg/grnl.), min	5 (0,5)	8 (0,8)	7 (0,7)	5 (0,5)
8. Friability, %, min	100	100	100	100
9. Conditioner	Magnesium nitrate

 
Ammonium nitrate (water-resistant grade)
GOST (State standard) 14702?79
NH₄NO₃

Use:

Water-resistant ammonium nitrate (granular) is widely used in production of industrial explosives, including the easiest ones, produced at the place of explosion.

Characteristics:

The material is an oxidant and is easily flammable.

Package:

The product is packed in PP bags with polyethylene insert as well as in FIBCs.

Transportation:

Packed ammonium nitrate is shipped by rail in covered railway cars and by road; in bulk it can be transported in self-unloading railway cars made for minerals transportation and hopper cars for cement.

Guaranteed shelf life:

6 months.

Quality characteristics:	Water-resistant ammonium nitrate (granular)
1. Appearance	Granular product without any visible additions or fusion cakes
2. Content of, %:
ammonium nitrate, in dry material equivalent, min	99,0
water, max	0,8
fatty acids and paraffin mixtures at 1:1 ratio	0,2-0,4
iron	0,06-0,09
agents not soluble in hydrochloric acid, max	0,01
3. Acidity, in HNO3 equivalent %, max	0,07
4. Water resistance according to hydrodynamic tool, Pa, (mm Hg), min	2451,7 (25)
5. Granules mechanical resistance, g/grnl., min	400
6. Granules with the size from 1 to 3 mm percent by weight, %, min	94
7. Friability, %	100

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Ammonium nitrate (porous granular grade)
Technical specification (TU) 2143?635?00209023?99
NH₄NO₃

Use:

The material is used for production of simple explosives.

Characteristics:

The product is a medium hazardous agent, class of hazard with regard to impact on human body – 3; it is an oxidant and is easily flammable.

Package:

The material is packed in polypropylene bags with polyethylene insert of 50 kg net weight, in FIBCs of 500kg net weight.

Transportation:

The product is shipped by rail in covered railway cars, by water in bulker type vessels, and by road in accordance with the shipping rules for the corresponding kind of transport.

Guaranteed shelf life:

6 months

Quality characteristics	Standard
1. Appearance	Granular product without any additional mechanical mixtures
2. Total content of nitric nitrogen and ammonium nitrogen, in NH4NO3 equivalent in dry matter, %, min	98
3. Water content, %, max	0,5
4. рН of water solution of nitrate with 10% nitrate content, min	4,5
5. Content of fatty acids and paraffin mixture, %, max / content of high molecular amines stillage residue and turbine oil mixture, %	0,15
6. Iron content, %	0,04-0,06
7. Cellulating agent in calcium oxide equivalent in dry matter content by weight, %, max	0,15
8. Diesel fuel absorbency, %, min	8
9. Diesel fuel retentivity, %, min	5
10. Bulk density, g/sm?, max	0,84
11. Granules static strength N/grnl. (kg/grnl.), min	4 (04)
12. Granules size:
content of granules with the size from 1 to 3 mm, %, min	90
content of granules with the size less then 1 and more then 3 mm, %, max	10
13. Friability, %	100

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Ammonium nitrate (porous modified grade)
Technical specification (TU) 2143?029?00209795?2005
NH₄NO₃

Use:

The material is used for production of composite explosives for industry.
The material is produced by adding conditioners and inflating agents to ammonium nitrate fusion, fusion graining, and grains refrigerating.

Characteristics:

The material is a medium hazardous agent; an oxidant; and is easily flammable. Class of hazard with regard to impact on human body – 3.

Package:

The product is packed in PP bags with PE insert or in FIBCs.

Transportation:

Ammonium nitrate in bags is transported by all kinds of transport except air in covered transportation vehicle in accordance with the shipping rules for transportation of dangerous freights on the corresponding kind of transport.
The product packed in FIBC is transported in railway semi-cars, bulker type vessels, and covered road transport. 

Guaranteed shelf life:

6 months

Quality characteristics:	Standard
1. Appearance	Uniform granules without additional mechanical mixtures, from white to beige color
2. Total content of nitric nitrogen and ammonium nitrogen, in ammonium nitrate equivalent in dry matter, %, min	98
3. Water content, %, max	0,5
4. pH of 10% water solution of ammonium nitrate, min	4,5
5. Organic mixture content, %, max	0,15
6. Tptal content of cellulating agent and potassium and magnesium nitrates, in magnesium oxide equivalent in dry matter, %, max	0,6
7. Diesel fuel absorbency, %, min	10
8. Diesel fuel retentiviry, %, min	5,5
9. Bulk density, g/sm3, max	0,84
10. Granules static strength, N/grnl.(kg/grnl.), min	4 (0,4)
11. Granules size:
Content of granules with the size:
- from 1 to 3 mm, %, min	90
- less then 1 mm and more then 3 mm, %, max	10
12. Friability, %, min	100

Potassium nitrate (technical grade)
GOST (State standard) 19790?74
KNO₃

Use:

• as a valuable ballastless fertilizer which is most effective if used under plants, with negative response to chlorine: small fruit and citrus crops, white beet, tobacco, and vine;
• as microfertilizer in greenhouse industry;
• in electrovacuum industry and optical glass manufacturing for decolourizing and brightening of technical crystal glass and glass products strengthening;
• for production of black powder, special pyrotechnic mixtures, enamels, thermo structures.

Characteristics:

Medium hazardous agent; oxidant; explosive; easily inflammable; causes self inflation of fuels. Class of hazard with regard to impact on human body – 3.

Package:

The product is packed in PP bags with PE insert of 50 kg net weight.  

Transportation:

The material is shipped by rail in covered railway cars and by road in accordance with the shipping rules for the corresponding kind of transport.

Guaranteed shelf life:

Grade А – 1 year;
Shelf life of grades B and C is not limited.

Quality characteristics:	grade А	grade B	grade C
1. Appearance	White crystals with a tint of yellow and gray
2. Content of , %:
potassium nitrate, min	99,90	99,90	99,85
water, max	0,08	0,08	0,1
chlorine salts, in NaCl equivalent, max	0,017	0,017	0,03
carbonates, in K2CO3 equivalent, max	0,01	0,01	0,01
residue not soluble in water, max	0,01	0,01	0,03
potassium permanganate oxidable agents, in KNO2 equivalent, max	0,01	0,01	0,01
calcium and magnesium salts, in Ca equivalent, max	0,002	0,002	0,002
iron, max	0,001	0,005	–
chrome, max	0,0005	–	–
3. Granules size:
retained on sieve No. 1К according to GOST 6613?86, %	0	–	–
retained on sieve No. 01К according to GOST 6613?86, %, min	90	–	–
4. Sulphanole content, %	0,05-0,10	–	–
5. Friability, %, min	100	–	–

Sodium nitrate (technical grade)
GOST (State standard) 828?77
NaNO₃

Use:

Sodium nitrate is used in chemical, glass, metallurgy, and pipe industries. It is also used as fertilizer.
Sodium nitrate (grade A) is used to make fluxes, for soldering and welding, for production of reagents, pyrotechnic mixtures, optical glass, crystal glass, in production processes where mixtures of oxidisable agents in NaNO₂ equivalent are strictly limited.
Sodium nitrate (grade B) is used for pickling of metals, alloying of wolfram pieces, brightening of technical glasses.
Sodium nitrate is used in agriculture as a valuable alkaline fertilizer, which is particularly effective when applied under white beet and fodder roots.

Characteristics:

Sodium nitrate is a medium hazardous material; non-flammable; fire hazardous; oxidant; causes auto-combistion of fuels. Class of hazard with regard to impact on human body – 3.

Package:

The product is packed in PP bags with PE insert of 50 kg net weight. 

Transportation:

The product is shipped by rail in covered railway cars and by road in accordance with the shipping rules for the corresponding kind of transport.

Guaranteed shelf life:

Shelf life is not limited.

Quality characteristics:	grade А	grade B
1. Appearance	White clear crystals with a tint of gray and yellow
2. Content of, %:
sodium nitride, in dry matter equivalent, min	99,8	99,5
water, max	0,5	0,5
agents not soluble in water, max	0,03	0,03
chlorine salts, in NaCl equivalent, max	0,15	0,3
oxidisable agents, in NaNO2 equivalent, max	0,01	0,2
Iron, in Fe2O3 equivalent, max	0,001	–
chrome, in Cr2O3 equivalent, max	0,0001	–