The hazards of Ammonium Nitrate and 100 years of related disasters
Shipping and Freight Resource
NOVEMBER 4, 2020
Pure AN is stable and will stop decomposing once the heat source is removed, but when catalysts are present, the reaction can become self-sustaining (known as self-sustaining decomposition, or SSD). This is a well-known hazard with some types of NPK fertilizers and is responsible for the loss of several cargo ships. Tonnes:3309.
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