Industrial chemicals
Nitric Acid, concentrated
HNO₃ — 98%
At 98 percent the character of the acid changes. It fumes, it oxidises powerfully, and it ignites many organic materials on contact rather than merely corroding them. It carries a subsidiary oxidising risk in transport for that reason.
It is used in nitration chemistry and in specialty manufacture where the dilute grade will not serve. Supply requires a receiving site properly equipped for it, and we confirm that before offering.
Specification
Technical data
- Appearance
- Colourless to yellow fuming liquid
- Concentration
- 98% min HNO₃
- Density at 20 °C
- ≈1.51 kg/l
- Dissolved nitrogen oxides
- Per grade — governs the fuming behaviour
- Non-volatile residue
- 0.02% max
- CAS number
- 7697-37-2
- HS code
- 2808 00
- UN number
- UN 2031
- Hazard class
- 8 corrosive, subsidiary risk 5.1 oxidiser, packing group I
Classification, HS code and transport regime are confirmed per grade and per route at the offer stage. Figures below are indicative of the standard specification.
Packaging
- Dedicated lined rail tank wagons
- ISO tanks approved for the concentrated grade
- Road tankers in dedicated equipment only
Storage and handling
- Dedicated, vented, bunded tanks in approved material; never in shared equipment
- Absolute segregation from organic material, alcohols, metals in powder form and reducing agents
- Temperature-controlled, out of sunlight — decomposition is self-accelerating
- Emergency response plan and full protective equipment mandatory at every transfer
Transport
- ADR, RID and IMDG Class 8 with subsidiary 5.1, packing group I
- Dedicated equipment; route and stop points planned in advance
- DGSA oversight of the file; permits and end-use information may be required
- Receiving site capability verified before shipment is arranged
Documents
- Technical data sheet (TDS) — issued with the offer
- Safety data sheet (SDS) in the languages of transit and destination
- Certificate of analysis, lot-specific, drawn at loading
- Certificate of origin and EUR.1 where the destination allows preference
Documents are issued against a confirmed enquiry rather than published for download — an SDS is only meaningful for the grade and revision actually shipped.
Commercial terms
How it is quoted
- Incoterms
- FCA, FOB, DAP
- Typical lot size
- From 20 t; by agreement
- Lead time
- 5–10 weeks — equipment and permits govern
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Nitric Acid, concentrated
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