Ammonium nitrate (production)

The activity generating the emissions is ammonium nitrate production. The reference product is ammonium nitrate. Ammonium nitrate is an inorganic substance with a CAS no. : 006484-52-2. It is called azanium;nitrate under IUPAC naming and its molecular formula is: H4N2O3. It is solid under normal conditions of temperature and pressure with no distinct odor. It is modelled as a pure substance. Modelling this substance in a solution requires the user to add the solvent of their choice in their models. On a consumer level, is used in the following products: fertilisers, explosives, adhesives and sealants. On industrial sites, the substance is used for the manufacture of products in the following sectors: building & construction work, municipal supply (e.g. electricity, steam, gas, water) and sewage treatment and mining. This substance is used for the manufacture of: chemicals, wood and wood products, plastic products, fabricated metal products and food products. Based on EU regulations (REGULATION (EU) 2019/1009), if this substance would be used as fertiliser, it could be labelled as N-P-K of: (35-0-0). The reference product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary ordinary transforming activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation here for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.11/cutoff/dataset/23802/documentation.