Industrial chemicals
Nitric Acid, non-concentrated
HNO₃ — 56–60%
The workhorse concentration, used to make ammonium nitrate and calcium nitrate and as an intermediate across the chemical industry. At 56 to 60 percent it is corrosive but not oxidising in the way the concentrated grade is, which simplifies both equipment and transport.
It attacks most metals and organic material on contact. Equipment selection is the whole of the handling question: austenitic stainless steel or approved lining, nothing else.
Specification
Technical data
- Appearance
- Colourless to pale yellow liquid
- Concentration
- 56–60% HNO₃ as ordered
- Density at 20 °C
- ≈1.35 kg/l at 58%
- Chloride
- 10 ppm max
- Sulphate
- 20 ppm max
- Non-volatile residue
- 0.05% max
- CAS number
- 7697-37-2
- HS code
- 2808 00
- UN number
- UN 2031
- Hazard class
- 8 corrosive, packing group II
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
- Lined rail tank wagons
- ISO tanks of about 21–26 m³
- Road tankers in dedicated lined equipment
Storage and handling
- Austenitic stainless steel or approved lined tanks; vented and bunded
- Segregate absolutely from alkalis, organic material, metals in powder form and reducing agents
- Store away from direct sunlight — decomposition produces nitrogen oxides and pressure
- Full personal protective equipment and emergency shower at every transfer point
Transport
- ADR, RID and IMDG Class 8, packing group II
- Dedicated lined equipment with previous cargo history documented
- DGSA oversight; written instructions and safety data sheet in the languages of the route
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, CIF, DAP
- Typical lot size
- From 25 t by road; 500 t and above by rail
- Lead time
- 3–6 weeks — equipment availability governs
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Nitric Acid, non-concentrated
Send quantity, delivery terms and destination and a trader will come back with a firm offer within 24 hours on working days. No price is published — every quote is prepared per shipment.