Effect of method of crystallization on the IV-III and IV-II polymorphic transitions of ammonium nitrate

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 373-379

  Vargeese, Anuj A ^a   Joshi, Satyawati S ^a   Krishnamurthy, V N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUNE   (India)

Author keywords

Ammonium nitrate; Crystallization; Hydroxylammonium nitrate; Moisture absorption; Morphology

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; CRYSTALS; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; MOISTURE; NANOCRYSTALLINE ALLOYS; NITRATES; POWDERS; SOLUTIONS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

AMMONIUM NITRATE; AMMONIUM NITRATES; EVAPORATIVE CRYSTALLIZATIONS; HYDROXYLAMMONIUM NITRATE; IDEAL CRYSTALS; MELT CRYSTALLIZATIONS; MOISTURE ABSORPTION; MOISTURE CONTENTS; MOISTURE UPTAKES; POLYMORPHIC TRANSITIONS; RECRYSTALLIZATION; SATURATED AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; X-RAY DIFFRACTIONS;

CRYSTALLIZATION;

AMMONIUM NITRATE;

ABSORPTION; AMMONIUM NITRATE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CRYSTALLIZATION; MOISTURE CONTENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; SCANNING ELECTROCHEMICAL MICROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CRYSTALLIZATION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NITRATES; PHASE TRANSITION; WATER; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 56349146507     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.03.108     Document Type: Article

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