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To: Jonty30
anhydrous ammonia is the same as ammonium nitrate.

I think you meant to say:

"anhydrous ammonia is NOT the same as ammonium nitrate."

Gaseous ammonia is used to make ammonium nitrate, which is a fertilizer.

78 posted on 04/21/2013 1:22:38 PM PDT by null and void (Republicans create the tools of oppression and Democrats use them. Gun confiscation enables tyranny.)
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To: null and void
Actually, anhydrous ammonia is a mixture designed to make the shipment of ammonia possible in a stable and liquid form. It is usually shipped via railcar. When heated it turns from a liquid to a gaseous ammonia, and it does not take a lot of heat to do that, if I recall. It is used in many manufacturing processes, including oil refineries.
87 posted on 04/21/2013 1:35:24 PM PDT by Cold Heat
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