Process for preparing free-flowing particulate phase stabilized ammonium nitrate
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
C06B-021/00
C06B-031/28
출원번호
US-0767567
(2001-01-23)
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Blomquist, Harold R.
출원인 / 주소
TRW Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Tarolli, Sundheim,. Covell &
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A process for preparing free-flowing, phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate comprises the following steps. A solution of ammonium nitrate (12), a surfactant (13), a phase stabilizer (26), and an inert liquid (20) is prepared. The solution is atomized to form a stream of droplets. The droplets are freeze
A process for preparing free-flowing, phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate comprises the following steps. A solution of ammonium nitrate (12), a surfactant (13), a phase stabilizer (26), and an inert liquid (20) is prepared. The solution is atomized to form a stream of droplets. The droplets are freeze-dried to form agglomerates (54) of crystals of phase stabilized ammonium nitrate. The crystals of phase stabilized ammonium nitrate in the agglomerates are coated with a film comprising the surfactant. The agglomerates are disintegrated into separated free-flowing phase stabilized ammonium nitrate in the agglomerates crystals coated with a film comprising the surfactant.
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1. A process for preparing a free-flowing, phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate, said process comprising the following steps:preparing a solution of ammonium nitrate, a surfactant, an inert liquid, and an ammonium nitrate phase stabilizer, said ammonium nitrate, said surfactant, and said phase stabiliz
1. A process for preparing a free-flowing, phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate, said process comprising the following steps:preparing a solution of ammonium nitrate, a surfactant, an inert liquid, and an ammonium nitrate phase stabilizer, said ammonium nitrate, said surfactant, and said phase stabilizer being soluble in said inert liquid, the amount of surfactant in said solution being about 0.01% to about 0.15% based on the combined weight of the ammonium nitrate and the surfactant; atomizing the solution to form a stream of droplets, the droplets having an average diameter of about 50 μm to about 100 μm; freezing said stream of droplets by contacting said stream of droplets with an outer surface of a drum, said surface being maintained at temperature below the freezing point of said solution by passing a cooling medium through the interior of the drum; sublimating the frozen droplets to remove the inert liquid from the frozen droplets and form agglomerates of the phase stabilized ammonium nitrate; and disintegrating the agglomerates into separated free-flowing phase stabilized ammonium nitrate crystals coated with a film comprising a surfactant. 2. The process of claim 1 wherein the inert liquid is water.3. The process of claim 2 wherein the surfactant is a polyvinyl pyrrolidone.4. The process of claim 1 wherein the phase stabilized ammonium nitrate crystals have an average diameter of about 1 μm to about 20 μm.5. The process of claim 1 wherein the phase stabilizer comprises potassium nitrate.6. A process for preparing phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate comprising the steps of:preparing an aqueous solution of ammonium nitrate, a surfactant, and potassium nitrate, the amount of surfactant in said solution being about 0.01% to about 0.15% based on the combined weight of the ammonium nitrate and the surfactant; atomizing the aqueous solution to form a stream of droplets, the droplets having an average diameter of about 50 μm to about 100 μm; freezing said stream of droplets by contacting said stream of droplets with an outer surface of a drum, said surface being maintained at temperature below the freezing point of said solution by passing a cooling medium through the interior of the drum; sublimating the frozen droplets to remove the water from the frozen droplets to form agglomerates of crystals of phase stabilized ammonium nitrate, said crystals of phase stabilized ammonium nitrate in the agglomerates being coated with a film of surfactant; and disintegrating the agglomerates into separated free-flowing phase stabilized ammonium nitrate crystals coated with a film comprising the surfactant. 7. The process of claim 6 wherein the phase stabilized ammonium nitrate crystals have an average diameter of about 1 μm to about 20 μm.8. A process for preparing a free-flowing, phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate, said process comprising the following steps:preparing a solution of ammonium nitrate, a surfactant, an inert liquid, and an ammonium nitrate phase stabilizer, said ammonium nitrate, said surfactant, and said phase stabilizer being soluble in said inert liquid; atomizing the solution to form a stream of droplets; freezing said stream of droplets by contacting said stream of droplets with an outer surface of a drum, said surface being maintained at temperature below the freezing point of said solution by passing a cooling medium through the interior of the said drum; sublimating the frozen droplets to remove the inert liquid from the frozen droplets and form agglomerates of the phase stabilized ammonium nitrate; and disintegrating the agglomerates into separated free-flowing phase stabilized ammonium nitrate crystals coated with a film comprising the surfactant. 9. The process of claim 8 wherein the inert liquid is water.10. The process of claim 8 wherein the surfactant is a polyvinyl pyrrolidone.11. The process of claim 8 wherein the phase stabilized ammonium nitrate crystals have an average diameter of about 1 μm to about 20 μm.12. The process of claim 8 wherein the amount of surfactant in the solution is from about 0.01% to about 0.15% based upon the combined weight of the ammonium nitrate and the surfactant.13. The process of claim 8 wherein the phase stabilizer comprises potassium nitrate.14. A process for preparing a free-flowing, phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate, said process comprising the following steps:preparing a solution of ammonium nitrate, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, an inert liquid, and an ammonium nitrate phase stabilizer, the ammonium nitrate, the polyvinyl pyrrolidone, and the phase stabilizer being soluble in the inert liquid; atomizing the solution to form a stream of droplets; freeze-drying the droplets to form agglomerates of crystals of phase stabilized ammonium nitrate, the crystals of phase stabilized ammonium nitrate in the agglomerates being coated with a film comprising the polyvinyl pyrrolidone; and disintegrating the agglomerates into separated free-flowing phase stabilized ammonium nitrate crystals coated with a film comprising the polyvinyl pyrrolidone.
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