Ammoniate

Parks E K, Winter B J, Klots T D and Riley S J 1992 Evidence for polyicosahedral structure in ammoniated iron, cobalt and nickel clusters J. Chem. Rhys. 96 8267... 

The pure tribromide and triodide are unknown but their ammoniates have been prepared by the action of the appropriate halogen on ammonia. The tribromide, NBr bNUj, is a purple solid which decomposes explosively above 200K. The iodide, Nl3. NH3, is a black explosive crystalline solid, readily hydrolysed by water. 

Essentially all the ammonium sulfate fertilizer used in the United States is by-product material. By-product from the acid scmbbing of coke oven gas is one source. A larger source is as by-product ammonium sulfate solution from the production of caprolactam (qv) and acrylonitrile, (qv) which are synthetic fiber intermediates. A third but lesser source is from the ammoniation of spent sulfuric acid from other processes. In the recovery of by-product crystals from each of these sources, the crystallization usually is carried out in steam-heated sa turator—crystallizers. Characteristically, crystallizer product is of a particle size about 90% finer than 16 mesh (ca 1 mm dia), which is too small for satisfactory dry blending with granular fertilizer materials. Crystals of this size are suitable, however, as a feed material to mixed fertilizer granulation plants, and this is the main fertilizer outlet for by-product ammonium sulfate. 

Fig. 15. Cutaway view of a TVA-type ammoniator-granulator for production of granular ammonium phosphates or NPK cogranulated mixtures.

Nitrophosphates are made by acidulating phosphate rock with nitric acid followed by ammoniation, addition of potash as desired, and granulation or prilling of the slurry. The acidulate, prior to ammoniation, contains calcium nitrate and phosphoric acid or monocalcium phosphate according to the foUowiag equations ... 

Fig. 17. Pilot-plant ammoniator—granulator, (a) Side view, showiag placement of acid and ammonia spargers, and (b) feed end view (71,72).

Fig. 19. TVA-type ammoniator—granulator incorporating a pipe cross reactor. 1, ammonia sparger, located at the 4 o clock position 11.4 cm from granulation shell with holes facing the rotating stream 2, phosphoric acid sparger, located to discharge phosphoric acid onto the top and near the center of the rotating bed of materials 3, pipe cross reactor 4, scmbber Hquor distributor, located above the bed in granulator to dribble scmbber Hquor onto bed.

Fig. 20. U.S. market share for several types of mixed fertilizer, where (—) represents bulk blends (-) ammoniation—granulation and ( ) fluids.

A breakthrough came in 1957 with the introduction by TVA of superphosphoric acid and of base solutions made by ammoniation of that acid (90,91). This superphosphoric acid, which at first was made by the electric-furnace process, contained 76% P2 5 compared to 54% P2 s commercial... 

Fig. 22. Effects of polyphosphate level and N P20 weight ratio on solubility of ammoniated phosphoric acids at 0°C, where A represents 70% of total P20 as polyphosphate B, 45% and C, 0%, and the various crystallizing phases are (1), (NH H2PO (2), (NH 2HPO (3), (NH g HEgO -HgO) (4),...

Some of the principal forms in which sulfur is intentionally incorporated in fertilizers are as sulfates of calcium, ammonium, potassium, magnesium, and as elemental sulfur. Ammonium sulfate [7783-20-2] normal superphosphate, and sulfuric acid frequendy are incorporated in ammoniation granulation processes. Ammonium phosphate—sulfate is an excellent sulfur-containing fertilizer, and its production seems likely to grow. Some common grades of this product are 12—48—0—5S, 12—12S, and 8—32—8—6.5S. 

Two ammoniation processes, ie, the THPOH—NH and the precondensate—NH processes, have seen considerable commercial use. 

In appHcations as hard surface cleaners of stainless steel boilers and process equipment, glycoHc acid and formic acid mixtures are particularly advantageous because of effective removal of operational and preoperational deposits, absence of chlorides, low corrosion, freedom from organic Hon precipitations, economy, and volatile decomposition products. Ammoniated glycoHc acid Hi mixture with citric acid shows exceUent dissolution of the oxides and salts and the corrosion rates are low. 

In the multistep production of IPDI, isophorone is first converted to 3-cyano-3,5,5-trknethylcyclohexanone (231—235), then hydrogenated and ammoniated to 3-aminomethyl-3,5,5-trknethyl-l-aminocyclohexane (1) (236,237), also known as isophorone diamine (IPDA). In the final step IPDA is phosgenated to yield IPDI (2) (238). Commercial production of IPDI began in the United States in 1992 with the startup of Olin s 7000 t/yr plant at Lake Charles, Louisiana (239), and the startup of Hbls integrated isophorone derivatives plant in Theodore, Alabama (240). Hbls has a worldwide capacity for IPDA of 40,000 t/yr. 

Pharmaceuticals. A variety of mercury compounds have had pharmaceutical appHcations over the years, eg, mercury-containing diuretics and antiseptics. Whereas some mercury compounds remain available for use as antiseptics such as merbromin [129-16-8] mercuric oxide, and ammoniated mercury [10124-48-8] or as preservatives such as thimerosal [54-64-8] in dmgs and cosmetics, most have been supplanted by more effective substances. A detailed discussion of mercury-containing antiseptics is available (37). Many hospitals use mercury metal to serve as weight for keeping nasogastric tubes in place within the stomach. 

Mercuric chloride is widely used for the preparation of red and yellow mercuric oxide, ammoniated mercury/7(9/USP, mercuric iodide, and as an intermediate in organic synthesis. It has been used as a component of agricultural fungicides. It is used in conjunction with sodium chloride in photography (qv) and in batteries (qv), and has some medicinal uses as an antiseptic. 

Antiseptics. Ammoniated mercury [10124-48-8] Hg(NH2)Cl, is a white odorless powder that is iasoluble ia water and has a specific gravity of 5.38. It is formed by the reaction of aqueous ammonia (qv) and mercuric chloride. 

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