When the water is evaporated, solid urea remains. In order to make ammonium nitrate (NH4/NO3), some ammonia (NH3) is burned to produce nitric acid. The nitric acid reacts with more ammonia (NH3 ...

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Nearly 3,000 tonnes of ammonium nitrate - taken from a ship off the coast of Beirut six years ago and then stored in a warehouse - has been blamed for the explosion that ripped through the port ...

Following the destruction caused by ammonium nitrate exploding at Beirut's port, there are concerns globally about its storage. The chemical is widely used around the world, as a fertiliser or for ...